In August 5, 2014, within three months of the new Modi-led government coming into power, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) organised a seminar on regulatory framework for online services. TRAI had already been working on a discussion paper to better understand Over-The-Top (OTT) services, a term used by telecom operators to describe Internet services like WhatsApp, YouTube, etc. The telecom industry’s lobbying arm, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), had already l
is a computer engineer-turned-activist/politician. He helmed the social media efforts for the Anna Hazare led India Against Corruption campaign in 2012. He then spearheaded the digital presence of the Aam Aadmi Party from its inception until 2015.
