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tl;dr On November 21, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”) notified the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024 (“Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024”). This is the first set of rules to be issued under the newly issued Telecommunications Act, 2023 (“Telecom Act”). Previously on August 28, 2024, DoT released the draft Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) […]
tl;dr On August 28, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications [“DoT”], Ministry of Communications [“MoC”] released four draft rules under the Telecommunications Act, 2023 [“Telecom Act’], namely the draft Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 [“draft Interception Rules”], draft Temporary Suspension of Telecommunication Services Rules, 2024 [“draft Suspension Rules”], draft Telecommunications […]
tl;dr On August 28, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications [“DoT”], Ministry of Communications [“MoC”], released the draft Telecommunications (Critical Telecommunication Infrastructure) Rules, 2024 [“draft CTI Rules”]. First published in the e-Gazette on August 29, 2024, the MoC also released three other draft Rules alongside the draft CTI Rules, covering internet shutdown, telecom interception, and cyber […]
tl;dr On August 28, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications [“DoT”], Ministry of Communications [“MoC”] released the draft Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024 [“Cyber Security Rules, 2024”]. First published in the e-Gazette on August 29, 2024, the MoC also released three other draft Rules alongside the Cyber Security Rules, covering internet shutdown, telecom interception, and […]
tl;dr On August 28, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications [“DoT”], Ministry of Communications [“MoC”] released the draft Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 [“Interception Rules, 2024”]. First published on the Gazette of India website on August 29, 2024, the MoC also released three other draft Rules alongside the Interception Rules, […]
tl;dr On August 28, 2024, the Department of Telecommunications [“DoT”], Ministry of Communications [“MoC”] released the draft Temporary Suspension of Telecommunication Services Rules, 2024 [“draft 2024 Rules”] to the public. The draft 2024 Rules were first published on August 29, 2024, on the Gazette of India website. Alongside the Suspension Rules, the MoC also released […]
tl;dr On June 21, 2024, the Ministry of Communications (“MoC”) issued a Gazette notification for enforcing certain sections of the Telecommunications Act 2023. Sections 1, 2, 10 to 30, 42 to 44, 46, 47, 50 to 58, 61 and 62 of the Act will go into effect from June 26, 2024. This post analyses, from […]