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NAME:Navigating India’s Telecom Act\, 2023
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SUMMARY:Navigating India’s Telecom Act\, 2023
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DESCRIPTION:### Context of the Telecom Act - Key Issues & Concerns\nIn lig
 ht of the Telecommunications Act\, 2023 recieving President's assent\, num
 erous questions have been raised regarding its applicability\, oversight m
 echanisms\, and how it is different from the 2022 version of the Bill. Thi
 s Act aims to bring significant changes to the telecom sector by replacing
  outdated laws\, including the century-old Indian Telegraph Act of 1885. I
 t covers a wide ambit of several key issues\, including authorization norm
 s\, broad definition of telecom services\, possible weakening of encryptio
 n practices\, consumer protection\, and surveillance. \n\nIn an effort to 
 clarify and discuss some of the vagueness in the Act and its impact on bot
 h users and businesses\, Rootconf is organising an online discussion on 29
 th Dec at 6 PM IST. The panellists for this session are:\n* [Sunil Bajpai]
 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilbajpai1/)\, Chief Trust Officer at Tanla
  Platforms Limited\n* [Pragya Misra](https://twitter.com/pragyamisra)\, Di
 rector of Public Affairs at Truecaller\n* [Dr Mahesh Uppal](https://www.li
 nkedin.com/in/mahesh-uppal-05a273/)\, Director at ComFirst (India) \n* [Ri
 shu Mehrotra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishu-mehrotra/)\, Technology Le
 ader at Merkle Science\n\nThis discussion will be moderated by [Isha Suri]
 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishasuri97/)\, Research Lead at the Centre fo
 r Internet and Society.\n\n### Why it is important to engage on this issue
 \n\nThe telecom industry is experiencing significant changes driven by tec
 hnologies such as 5G\, IoT\, and AI\, enabling innovative services and new
  business models. Telcos are diversifying into content and payments\, whil
 e startups are entering sectors like agriculture and healthcare. An effect
 ive Telecom Act is crucial to capitalise on these opportunities\, incentiv
 ise innovation\, and maintain operational efficiency.\n\nHowever\, the Tel
 ecom Act raises serious concerns. It could increase costs for telecom oper
 ators and startups\, hinder access to affordable services\, and impede pro
 gress towards universal access goals. Moreover\, the Act compromises user 
 privacy. It expands government surveillance powers\, introduces new identi
 ty verification norms\, and weakens privacy rights. Additionally\, the Act
  allows for arbitrary internet shutdowns during emergencies\, without adeq
 uate safeguards.\n\nTo ensure a thriving telecom sector\, it is essential 
 to strike a balance between regulatory oversight and safeguarding user rig
 hts. For this to happen\, policymakers\, the technology community\, users 
 and civil society need to have a deeper dialogue on the Telecom Act. \n\n#
 ## Who should attend this discussion?\n- Startup teams building products a
 cross the infrastructure\, application and services layers\n- Investors tr
 acking the telecom\, IT and media sectors in India\n- Individual consumers
  who will be directly affected by the Act \n- Civil society actors engaged
  in defending the rights of users\n- Think tanks developing a research age
 nda on these issues\n- Policymakers including government officials and reg
 ulators in the telecom sector\n- Lawyers and policy advisors advising clie
 nts on the impact of the Act \n\n### Key outcomes for participants\n- An i
 ntroduction to key concepts and concerns in the Act\, followed by a discus
 sion with experts\n- Understand the effects of the Act for users and busin
 esses \n- Join a forum for policymakers\, startups and consumers to engage
  with each other on these issues \n\n### Contact information\nFor queries 
 about the meetups\, contact Hasgeek at <support@hasgeek.com> or call (91)7
 676332020. \n\n [**Purchase a membership**](https://hasgeek.com/rootconf/m
 embership2/) to support Rootconf's community activities on hasgeek.com 
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