New Delhi, March 27 -- A prominent industry body that represents telcos lauded the IT parliamentary committee's recommendation that the IT ministry, information and broadcasting ministry, and the department of telecommunications should be brought under one umbrella to address regulatory issues stemming from technological convergence. This will lead to efficiency in policy formulation and compliance by companies, the body said.

In a statement, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), whose core members are Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea, said that such convergence of the ministries would lead to the same regulations being equally applied to telcos and over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms such as WhatsApp, especially anti-s...