Background
Pursuant to the recommendations of an expert group, the Government of India (hereafter "GOI" or "Government") has recently completed and released a draft Communication Convergence Bill, 2000 that aims to provide a clear regulatory framework for keeping pace with the convergence of telecom, Internet and broadcasting services occurring worldwide. This new legislation, drafted along the lines of an amendment to the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Malaysia’s 1998 Multimedia Act, would make India the second country in the world after Malaysia to adopt legislation covering the convergence of high-tech media.
One of the most notable features of the Bill is the creation of the Communications Commission of India (hereafter the "CCI" or the "Commission") and the consolidation of India’s ministries of Information Technology, Communications, and Information Broadcasting. The Commission is proposed to be established as the regulatory authority in convergence of Information
