TDSAT asks DoT not to take coercive action against Tata Comms over past LF dues
The demands have been challenged by Tata Communications and the TDSAT has directed the DoT to refrain from action until the next hearing.
The demands have been challenged by Tata Communications and the TDSAT has directed the DoT to refrain from action until the next hearing.
The Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) order the Central government not to take coercive steps against Tata Communication in relation to Rs. 991.5 crore license fee demand.
DPB is a crucial element of the new privacy law and will act as a data regulator. It will inquire into privacy breaches and impose penalties as provided under the Act, among other mandates.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) in its demand letter dated August 8, 2023, has raised certain license-fee demands of Rs 991.54 crore pertaining to FY 2006-07 (international long-distance and internet service provider) and FY 2007-08 (NLD, ILD and ISP).
The pending litigations include a Rs 3,857 crore demand – the highest – raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on erstwhile Vodafone entities for transfer and merger of licences in India. The second-highest claim of Rs 3,599 crore relates to a one-time spectrum charge (OTSC), also raised by the DoT.
The pending litigations include a demand of Rs 15,178 crore, the highest among all, for one-time spectrum charges that was raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in January 2013.
Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke to ET about the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) and its impact on social media companies operating in India. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Justice N Anand Venkatesh passed the interim order, on a plea moved filed by the Tamizhaga Cable TV Operators General Welfare Association challenging the recovery notice.
The high court noted that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) October 21, 2016 recommendation, which has been challenged here is also under challenge before the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), and tribunals are expert bodies constituted under statute to decide the disputes arising under that statute.
People from Tamil Nadu or Chennai facing issues with airport tariff, telecom and broadcasting companies, cyber complaints or Aadhaar related problems need not travel to Delhi to get justice. The circuit bench of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has commenced in Chennai.
The telecom department, in an order issued on January 18, 2023, has clarified the applicable fees for EMF audit tests conducted by telecom service providers.