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Telecom Act, 2023

First read on the Telecommunications Interception Rules, 2024

This post includes our initial analysis of the Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 notified on December 6, 2024, including highlighting major changes from the draft rules issued in August 2024.
13 December, 2024
7 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan
Telecom Act, 2023

First read on the Telecommunications Critical Infrastructure Rules, 2024

This post includes our initial analysis of the Telecommunications (Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure) Rules, 2024 notified on November 22, 2024, including highlighting major changes from the draft rules issued in August 2024.
05 December, 2024
7 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan & Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi
Telecom Act, 2023

First Read on Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024

This post includes our initial analysis of the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 notified on November 22, 2024, including highlighting major changes from the draft rules issued in August 2024.
04 December, 2024
7 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan & Shravani Nag LankaShravani Nag Lanka
Telecom Act, 2023

First read on the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024

This post includes our initial analysis of the Telecom Cyber Security Rules notified in November 2024, including highlighting major changes from the draft rules issued in August 2024.
22 November, 2024
5 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan
Telecom

TeleCon-ing us? - IFF’s Submissions to the DoT on the draft 2024 Telecom Rules

On August 28, 2024, MoC released four draft rules under the Telecommunications Act, 2023 with a 30 day deadline for public comments. This post summarises our submissions on all four draft rules.
07 October, 2024
16 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan & Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Telecom

A Draft to Over-Regulate: IFF’s Analysis of the Draft Telecom Critical Infrastructure Rules, 2024

This post includes our in-depth analysis of the draft Critical Telecom Infrastructure Rules, 2024, along with a table providing a clause-by-clause analysis of each of the provisions in the rules. 
26 September, 2024
10 min read
Karthika RajmohanKarthika Rajmohan
Telecom Act, 2023

A Draft for Cyber (In)Security: IFF’s Analysis of the Draft Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024

This post includes our in-depth analysis of the draft Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024, along with a table comparing the 2024 draft Rules with the corresponding provisions under the Prevention of the Tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number Rules, 2017.
24 September, 2024
11 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar, Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra & Medha GargMedha Garg
interception

A Draft to Surveil: IFF’s Analysis of the Draft Telecom Interception Rules, 2024

This post includes our in-depth analysis of the draft Telecom Interception Rules, 2024 and broadly India's surveillance architecture, along with a table comparing the 2024 draft Rules with the corresponding provisions under the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
12 September, 2024
12 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra
Telecom Act, 2023

A Draft to Disconnect: IFF’s Analysis of the Draft Telecom Suspension Rules, 2024

The DoT released the draft Temporary Suspension of Telecommunication Services Rules, 2024 for a 30-day public consultation. This post includes our in-depth analysis of the draft Suspension Rules, 2024, along with a comparison with the corresponding provisions under the 2017 Rules. 
03 September, 2024
7 min read
Gayatri MalhotraGayatri Malhotra & Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Telecom Act, 2023

The Telecom Act, 2023 is ready for (partial) take off: Outdated, colonial provisions to go into effect from June 26

The Ministry of Communications issued a Gazette notification for enforcing certain sections of the Telecommunications Act 2023 from June 26, 2024. This post analyses, from a digital rights lens, the various sections of relevance that will come into force. 
25 June, 2024
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar

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