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IAMAI Members Flag Concerns Regarding Ex-ante Regulations New Delhi: In their written submission to the Committee on Digital Competition Law (CDCL), the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) members voiced their opposition to ex-ante regulations for digital markets in India.  According to IAMAI, size or scale-based applicability of regulations under an ex-ante digital competition policy will impact larger players in the market in their growth trajectory, while also limiting the growth potential of start-ups. Regulations th...
IAMAI Members Flag Concerns Regarding Ex-ante Regulations
IAMAI Members Flag Concerns Regarding Ex-ante Regulations
Source: PR Agency
16/05/2023 5:46:56 PM
IAMAI slams COAI over 'revenue sharing' demand for telcos The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Thursday slammed the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for its 'revenue sharing' demand which is "a covert attempt to dilute net neutrality in India". The COAI has been advocating for a model where the sending party network pays (SPNP) model would allow telecom service providers to exploit internet businesses by formalising rent seeking. "The SPNP model would be a death knell for the digital econ...
IAMAI slams COAI over 'revenue sharing' demand for telcos
IAMAI slams COAI over 'revenue sharing' demand for telcos
Source: IANS
23/02/2023 5:23:17 PM
$47 Trillion Economy by 2047 Achievable for India: Piyush Goyal New Delhi: It is not at all inconceivable for India to achieve an economy of $ 47 trillion by 2047, given the continuance of good governance that the country has seen over the past eight-nine years, its immense talent pool and diasporic support the nation commands.  Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, indicated this in his valedictory address at the 17th India Digital Summit (IDS 2023)...
$47 Trillion Economy by 2047 Achievable for India: Piyush Goyal
$47 Trillion Economy by 2047 Achievable for India: Piyush Goyal
Source: PR Agency
21/02/2023 7:33:05 PM
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Industry-Friendly: IAMAI New Delhi: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI, www.iamai.in) in a statement issued today has lauded the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP) as industry-friendly. It has struck the right balance between protecting the interests of the data principals while leaving enough room for tech start-ups to innovate and grow.   According to the feedback received from the majority of IAMAI members, the reconceptualization of the data protection framework in the DPDP...
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Industry-Friendly: IAMAI
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Industry-Friendly: IAMAI
Source: PR Agency
2/01/2023 6:37:24 PM
India`s Oldest &Biggest Digital Marketing Conference is Back Mumbai: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is back with the 18th edition of India's oldest and biggest conference on digital marketing, Marketing Conclave (Marcon 2022). With the theme‘Foreseeing the Unforeseen’, the event will see discussions around marketing trends in a changing business environment. The one-day event will be held at Taj Lands End in Mumbai on Monday, December 12,2022. Marcon 2022 is being supported by Google Cloud,WebEngage, Asianet, Ti...
India`s Oldest &Biggest Digital Marketing Conference is Back
India`s Oldest &Biggest Digital Marketing Conference is Back
Source: PR Agency
8/12/2022 3:51:25 PM
IAMAI Announces Results of 1st D2C Awards- Aman Gupta `Best D2C Entrepreneur of the Year` Mumbai, November 20, 2022: Mr. Aman Gupta, Co-Founder & CMO at boAt Lifestyle, has been adjudicated ‘The Best D2C Entrepreneur of the Year’ by the jury of the prestigious D2C Awards, which was part of the second edition of D2C Founders’ Exclusive Residential Meet, organized by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in partnership with Meta from November 18 to 20, 2022, at Alila Diwa, Goa. The three-day event enabled founders, investors, partners and the ...
IAMAI Announces Results of 1st D2C Awards- Aman Gupta `Best D2C Entrepreneur of the Year`
IAMAI Announces Results of 1st D2C Awards- Aman Gupta `Best D2C Entrepreneur of the Year`
Source: PR Agency
20/11/2022 12:14:24 PM
Tech, telco firms in India seek federal oversight of internet shutdowns An industry group for tech and telco giants in India has urged the central government to control internet shutdowns in the country to help avoid uncertainties stemming from states giving these orders, according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters. The government in 2019 had said emergency internet shutdowns were a matter for states in the interest of law and order. The current system "causes significant inconvenience to local public at large", the Internet and Mobile Assoc...
Tech, telco firms in India seek federal oversight of internet shutdowns
Tech, telco firms in India seek federal oversight of internet shutdowns
Source: Reuters
7/09/2022 2:03:20 PM
Maintain same GST on online games of skill: IAMAI to Centre The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Monday appealed to the Centre and the GST Council to maintain status quo on GST rates on online games of skill to let the industry survive. The current rate of GST on this sector of online skill gaming industry is 18 per cent on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and zero per cent on Contest Entry Fee (CEF) which is legal, fair and in line with international taxation standards for this sector. The industry body said that the imposition...
Maintain same GST on online games of skill: IAMAI to Centre
Maintain same GST on online games of skill: IAMAI to Centre
Source: IANS
11/07/2022 5:24:39 PM
IAMAI urges GST Council to keep 18% tax on online gaming The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Monday urged the GST Council to continue maintaining the GST on online gaming at 18 per cent and any further increase will hamper the overall wellbeing of the industry. Discussions are ongoing among various stakeholders to increase the GST rate to 28 per cent for the online gaming industry. There is no clarity on whether this will apply only to real money games or casual games as well, given that the former being a sub-segment of o...
IAMAI urges GST Council to keep 18% tax on online gaming
IAMAI urges GST Council to keep 18% tax on online gaming
Source: IANS
16/05/2022 12:51:45 PM
IAMAI announces setting up of Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Friday announced the formation of the Digital Publishers Content Grievances Council (DPCGC). Over the past two years, the IAMAI has worked collectively with its members towards establishing a self-regulatory and grievance redressal framework for Online Curated Content (OCC) Publishers, it said. In light of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the IAMAI is establishing the D...
IAMAI announces setting up of Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council
IAMAI announces setting up of Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council
Source: IANS
29/05/2021 9:20:45 AM