- Trai to complete digital consent pilot by February
A pilot project for digital consent acquisition is set for completion by February 2026. This initiative aims to secure customer consent for...
17 Oct, 2025, 12.51 AM IST
Uniform cybersecurity norms should govern telcos, OTT communication apps: COAICOAI advocates for uniform cybersecurity and regulatory standards for telecom operators and OTT communication apps to combat spam calls and...
29 Apr, 2025, 09.27 PM IST
MeitY to lead efforts to curb spam calls from OTT platformThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will spearhead a campaign. This campaign aims to combat spam and scam calls. These c...
26 Apr, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Centre asks Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to curb WhatsApp-centric scamsIndia's Ministry of Electronics and IT is working with Meta to address the rise of WhatsApp scams. The scams involve fraudulent messages an...
06 Dec, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Trai to release spectrum recommendations for satellite broadband by DecemberIndia's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) is expected to announce its recommendations on spectrum allocation for satellite broadband prov...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
Over 2.75 lakh URLs whitelisted by 10,000 entities after TRAI guidanceOver 10,000 businesses have whitelisted more than 2.75 lakh URLs following TRAI's directive to ensure secure message transmission. The regu...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
TRAI leads joint committee of regulators to strengthen measures against spam and telecom fraudThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) to discuss measures against spa...
28 Aug, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
TRAI calls for joint effort from JCoR members to tackle increasing spam messages, callsThe telecom regulator emphasized the need for a united effort to combat spam messages and calls at a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regu...
27 Aug, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Top regulators, govt departments join forces to counter pesky calls, online fraudRegulators such as RBI, SEBI, Trai, along with government departments like the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and ...
22 May, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Trai sets May 1 deadline for telcos to review detect system for barring pesky calls, unwanted SMSesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also called for further tightening of the registration exercise of principal entities ...
29 Mar, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Trai chairman Vaghela to meet telcos on March 27 to discuss ways to stop pesky commercial callsTrai’s meeting will explore a multi-pronged approach to address the problem through technical solutions, regulations, directions and close ...
22 Mar, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Joint Committee of Regulators meets; apprised about Trai's recent directions on curbing telemarketing messagesThe Trai chairman asserted that Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) is a major source of inconvenience to the public and is also bei...
23 Feb, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
Telecom-related financial frauds on the rise as more switch to 5GThe 5G commercial rollout announcement has made consumers eager to use advanced internet services. Balasubramanian added that scammers have...
09 Dec, 2022, 01.18 AM IST
Trai flooded with complaints of pesky calls, messagesThe development has prompted the regulator to expedite fresh steps to curb the menace. For starters, a Joint Committee of Regulators (JCOR)...
28 Nov, 2022, 06.06 PM IST