Tech, telco firms in India seek federal oversight of internet shutdowns


FILE PHOTO: Commuters watch videos on their mobile phones as they travel in a suburban train in Mumbai, India, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - 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.

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