Centre Can Take Over Any Mobile Network For Public Safety, Says Draft Law
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The Telecommunications Bill 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha today by Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Centre can take temporary possession of any telecommunication network in the interest of public safety or in the event of a public emergency, the proposed law for telecommunications states.
The Telecommunications Bill 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha today by Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw amid the Opposition's protest demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on the breach in Parliament security last week.
The draft law states, "On the occurrence of any public emergency, including disaster management, or in the interest of public safety, the Central Government or a State Government or any officer specially authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or a State Government, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, by notification- (a) take temporary possession of any telecommunication service or telecommunication network from an authorised entity..."
