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  • 39th Report of Standing Committee on Communication Convergence Bill

    39th Report of Standing Committee on Communication Convergence Bill

    The Standing Committee on telecom and IT, which submitted its report a few days ago to Parliament, has highlighted the fact some people who had deposed before it and sent information on the Bill had questioned the very need for such a piece of legislation at the moment. 

    Mahajan however sees the Bill being taken up for discussion by Parliament only during the Budget session and that too in the latter half of the session after the annual Budget of the country has been discussed. 

    We present here the full text of the 39 th report presented by the Standing Committee to Parliament –

    Introduction

    The Communication Convergence Bill, 2001

    Preliminary

    Communications Commission Of India

    Objectives of the Commission

    Powers, duties and functions of the Commission

    Frequency Spectrum Management

    Licence or registration

    Special Provision in respect of certain services

    Breach of terms and conditions of licence or registration civil liability and adjudication

    Communication Appellate Tribunal

    Officers and employees of the Commission and the Appellate Tribunal

    Right of way for laying cables and erection of posts

    Offences and Punishment

    Miscellaneou

  • Convergence Bill likely to be tabled in Winter session

    NEW DELHI: The Communication Convergence Bill, envisaging a super-regulatory authority for the IT, telecom and broadcasting sectors, is likely to be tabled in the Indian Parliament during the Winter session.

    “The Bill is with the parliamentary Standing Committee on IT and Communication and it is expected to submit its report anytime,” IT, telecommunications and parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan told indiantelevision.com.

    According to Mahajan, if the Standing Committee submits its report soon, then the Bill will be tabled in parliament during the next session.

    However, when the minister was asked if the Communication Convergence Bill is likely to be in Parliament during the next session, what will be the fate of the proposed Ordinance on conditional access system, Mahajan refused to comment on the issue.

    The Communication Convergence Bill, apart from being a super-regulatory authority for the three aforementioned sectors, will also be a unique piece of legislation, which takes into account the era of “convergence”.

    Malaysia is the only other country that has a similar piece of legislation.

  • Convergence Bill referred to parliamentary panel

    Convergence Bill referred to parliamentary panel

    The Communication Convergence Bill, 2001, which was introduced in Parliament on the last day (last Friday) of the monsoon session, has been referred to a standing committee attached to the communications ministry.

    The referral took place yesterday and according to sources the left party CPM’s Somnath Chatterjee is heading the committee. This is being seen as a hurdle to quick movement on the bill as he is expected to go through the bill with a fine tooth comb.

     

    The sources expressed surprise that the bill was not referred to a select committee (which would have allowed the government to pack the panel with its supporters).