New Delhi, May 24 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is looking at the possibility of bringing over-the-top (OTT) digital communication services that provide same or similar services as telecom service providers (TSPs) under the same licensing or regulatory norms that are applicable to the latter. This comes against the background of critics continuing to bat for the freedom of the internet and the unique nature of OTT services such as digital media, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Hike and others that perform the same functions of voice and messaging as telcos. The most important argument, during an open house discussion held on Monday, 20 May, on the regulatory framework for OTT communication services, was the thre...