Telcos renew their demand for OTT regulation, revenue share pact

With the new telecom minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia taking charge, telecom operators have once again put forward their demand that over-the-top players share their revenues with them because of a large quantum of data, especially video, which they consume. They have also reiterated their demand for bringing OTTs under a regulatory framework, similar to the one which applies to telcos.

The operators, through the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), have urged the new minister to implement a fair share data network usage policy. According to telcos, such a policy would ensure that the large traffic generators pay a share of their revenue to telcos that provide the complete infrastructure for their data requirements.