The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which issued the directions on November 28, asked the OTT firms to implement SIM binding within...

Indian telecom operators propose mandating persistent SIM-binding for OTT communication apps to combat cyber fraud and enhance national sec...

Telecom operators have introduced SMS suffixes to help mobile users distinguish between genuine and spam messages. The new system categoriz...

COAI advocates for uniform cybersecurity and regulatory standards for telecom operators and OTT communication apps to combat spam calls and...

Telecom carriers are urging the government to regulate over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram under India's ...

The telecom regulator is urging the Ministry of Electronics and IT to address the rise in spam and phishing on OTT apps like WhatsApp and T...

The government should enforce traceability and user privacy rules on messaging and calling apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Google Meet, s...

India’s mobile operators, in a recent letter to the government, had said that moving of enterprise messaging to OTT platforms will likely r...

"People are misusing genuine OTT platforms to bypass the system because they are not regulated, they are not subject to any security regula...

The consultation paper will also look into the definition of OTT, class of OTTs, demands of a level playing field with telcos, and existing...

While a few models to check spam and phishing are being worked on, the regulator does not want to disclose the details so as not to alert f...

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said these mobile numbers had been registered either using forged documents or had been used for cybercrime...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering whether there was a need to address broadcasting and communication over-the...

A Trai official said if it was decided that broadcasting OTTs need to be addressed separately, a consultation paper on the issue will be ou...

"OTT communication services must be taxed. They should bear some burden like licensing fee as despite earning from Indian users and network...

Telecom operators ET spoke with said that while a substantive portion of voice calls is via OTT, it is difficult to quantify in percentage ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has put in these provisions in the recently released draft Telecommunications Bill to protect us...