Anshuman Sakle advises clients across the full spectrum of Indian competition and antitrust law, providing expert guidance on merger control, abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, joint ventures, distribution arrangements, and competition compliance. His deep local insight and practical experience enable him to develop tailored antitrust risk strategies that help clients proactively manage regulatory challenges in both domestic and cross-border transactions.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) had issued directions on 28 April 2022 (Directions) on information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for safe and trusted internet. On 18 May 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) issued clarifications in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) in respect of the much talked about Directions. The FAQs have been released at a pivotal juncture, with just about 5 weeks left before the Directions come into effect.
On 7 May 2022, the Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”) launched a centralized portal ‘Sugam Sanchar’ to facilitate ‘Right of Way’ (“RoW”) permissions and approvals.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a direction on 28 April 2022 (Direction) under Section 70-B(6) of the Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act) relating to information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for safe and trusted internet. This is an ongoing effort on the part of CERT-In to further strengthen cyber incident reporting, internet security and allied topics.
Shobhit Chandra is a Counsel in the Technology, Media and Technology and Data Privacy practice groups in the NCR office. His practice focuses on dealing with regulatory, transactional, and commercial contracting aspects in the TMT sector.
On 8 February 2022, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released guidelines for registration of ‘Machine to Machine’ (M2M) service providers namely, ‘Registration Process of M2M Service Providers (M2MSP) & WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Provider for M2M Services’ (M2MSP Guidelines).
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently added a new service authorisation, namely ‘Machine to Machine (M2M)’ (New Authorisation) in the Unified License (UL) and Unified License (Virtual Network Operators) (UL VNO) frameworks.
While the telecom reforms initiated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in 2021 continue to receive a welcoming response from the industry, the DoT has made yet another headway in this direction. On 14 January 2022, DoT issued the ‘Revised terms and conditions for issue/renewal of NOC for sale/rent of International Roaming SIM Cards/ Global Calling Cards of Foreign Operators in India’ that seek to streamline the procedures for no objection certificate (NOC) holders in India to bring them in line with the other licenses and registrations.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently added a new service authorisation, namely ‘Audio Conferencing / Audiotex / Voice Mail Services’ (New Authorisation) in the Unified License (UL).
Earlier in 2021, the Government of India issued the much-contested Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (Intermediary Rules), under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) to regulate online platforms and digital media. These rules were laden with ambiguities and many stakeholders challenged the validity of the same across various courts in India. The Intermediary Rules set forth several due diligence requirements and grievance redressal obligations for such platforms, thereby increasing the regulatory burden in this sector.
