Telcos, experts flag draft rules on cybersecurity as fears of overlap with MeitY guidelines loom

New Delhi: Telecom executives and legal experts have raised concerns that the new cybersecurity rules give New Delhi sweeping access to potentially privacy-breaching consumer data while increasing compliance burden for service providers, which could now be held liable for the misuse of telecom resources by their subscribers.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which is due to publish the rules soon after having sought views from multiple stakeholders end-August, might also build a regulatory framework that overlaps with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY’s) existing cybersecurity regulations, creating room for multiple interpretations and potential complications.