[Air-L] WEBCAST 21 July – Manthan: On Proposed Amendments to the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2025

[Joly MacFie]

An official report is now available

OFFICIAL REPORT
<https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-telecom_202507/ccaoi-telecom.EN.REPORT.pdf>

It concludes that there has been insufficient stakeholder consultation, and
proposes that the Ministry issue a revised draft and reopen the
consultation process to enable more inclusive and representative feedback
before the finalization of the rules.

On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> This one is now processed. Pretty safe to say the proposed amendments were
> not looked on favourably by the experts, on privacy, security, or
> practicality. Some interesting detail in the discussion.
>
> *YOUTUBE * <https://youtu.be/heSaHIibnmk>|* TRANSCRIPT
> <https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-telecom_202507/ccaoi-telecom.EN.TRANSCRIPT.pdf>
> *| *SUMMARY
> <https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-telecom_202507/ccaoi-telecom.EN.SUMMARY.pdf>*
> | *ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-telecom_202507/>* |  *PERMALINK
> <https://isoc.live/19531>*
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> On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
>
>> [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://addcal.io/e/uzjddbtmnufc>*LIVESTREAM
>> <https://youtu.be/MzHNeeYSPbQ>* | *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM
>> <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JPQXdbdwRDCi2xkJUCqurA>* | *ADD
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>> On *Monday 21 July, 2025*, at *3:30pm IST* (10:00 UTC) *CCAOI
>> <http://ccaoi.in/>* hosts an online interactive stakeholder discussion ‘*On
>> Proposed Amendments to the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security)
>> Rules, 2025
>> <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JPQXdbdwRDCi2xkJUCqurA>* ‘.
>> The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecom) released on 24 June *draft
>> Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025
>> <https://dot.gov.in/circulars/gazette-notification-draft-telecommunications-telecom-cyber-security-amendment-rules-2025>* (“Telecom
>> Cyber Security Rules”). These proposed rules aim to establish a mandatory *Mobile
>> Number Validation* (MNV) regime, which will significantly expand the
>> compliance obligations for digital platforms that use mobile numbers to
>> identify customers, in order to deliver services, facilitate transactions,
>> etc. The proposed amendments primarily aim to improve cyber security and
>> prevent cyber frauds and incidents. The aim of this discussion is to make
>> the provisions of the proposed amendments more understandable and relatable
>> to a wider audience and provoke thoughts about the regulatory framework
>> India needs and encourage stakeholder(s) to make submissions.
>>
>> The event is supported by *Internet Society India Delhi Chapter
>> <https://www.isocindiadelhi.in/>* (ISOC Delhi) as a community partner.
>>
>> *INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC*
>> *Shradhanjali Sarma – *CCAOI
>>
>> *SPEAKERS*
>> *Shahana Chatterji* – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
>> *Parag Kar* – Telecom Expert
>> *Dr. Mahesh Uppal*  – Telecom Expert
>> *John Khiangte* – Microsoft
>> *Garima Saxena* – The Dialogue
>>
>> *MODERATOR / HOST*
>> *Amrita Choudhury* – CCAOI
>>
>>
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>> contemplation/reflection. It originates from the mythological story of the
>> Samudra Manthan (Churning of the Ocean of Milk) in Hindu scriptures, where
>> gods and demons churned the ocean to obtain valuable treasures and the
>> nectar of immortality (amrit).*
>>
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