TRAI moots termination charges to tackle spamIndia's telecom regulator, TRAI, is taking steps to combat spam calls. New proposals include charging businesses for commercial calls. Tele...
14 Mar, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
TRAI proposes AI tools to detect & block spam calls, messagesTelecom regulator TRAI is proposing new rules. Telecom companies will soon be allowed to use AI tools. These tools will help detect and blo...
13 Mar, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
TRAI Chief Anil Lahoti pushes for TV Rating reform and AI-driven spam protection to boost credibilityTRAI Chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti announced that the regulator is advocating a shift to a competitive, multi-agency model to improve trans...
12 Jan, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Tanla Platforms wins Indonesia deal for AI check on spam messagesTanla Platforms has secured a multi-year deal with Indonesia's Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison to implement its AI-powered anti-spam platform. Th...
07 Aug, 2025, 06.52 PM IST
Airtel expands alert coverage to int'l calls, SMS to combat rising overseas spams, fraud callsBharti Airtel has introduced new features to combat spam, including expanded detection for international calls and SMS, addressing a 12% ri...
21 Apr, 2025, 01.24 PM IST
Trai to roll out user-friendly DND app to combat spam menace"The intention is to make it user-friendly... the experience should be good, and it should become the preferred app for DND registration," ...
17 Dec, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Airtel urges Trai to regulate OTTs to combat spam surgeAirtel has recommended mandatory scrubbing, business verification, and data sharing between OTTs and telcos to create a unified anti-spam e...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
Vi deploys AI-based spam detection solutionVodafone Idea has implemented an AI-based solution to identify and flag spam messages for its users. The system has already flagged over 24...
04 Dec, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Bharti Airtel's AI system blocks 154 million spam calls, 8 million such SMS in West BengalBharti Airtel stated its AI-powered detection system identified 154 million potential spam calls and 8 million spam SMS messages in Bengal....
23 Oct, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
New initiatives launched to combat spam and cyber fraud in IndiaThe Department of Telecom, Trai, and private telcos are intensifying efforts to combat spam and unsolicited commercial communication. Initi...
30 Sep, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Airtel launches India's first Al-powered network solution for spam detectionAirtel has introduced India's first AI-powered spam detection solution to combat spam calls and messages. This network-based tool alerts cu...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Battling the spam goliath: Inside Trai's plan to clamp down on unwanted calls, spammersTrai's efforts to combat spam include implementing DLT, removing inactive headers, and AI-based scam detection. However, challenges such as...
10 Mar, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Trai DND app to be compatible with all Android phones by March: Trai secretary"We have roped in an agency, which is fixing bugs in the app. There were issues with some Android devices that have been addressed to a lar...
21 Nov, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
OTT platforms like Meta, Google and WhatsApp to step up due diligence to curb pesky calls, phishingWhile 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...
05 Jul, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
Trai directs telcos to check spam calls, texts using AI/ MLThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants telcos to use cutting edge tech tools around AI/ML to counter UTMs, especially as th...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
Airtel develops AI-based solution to tackle fraud messagesBharti Airtel and HDFC Bank have partnered to develop a solution using artificial intelligence/machine learning to identify and prevent phi...
05 May, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
Truecaller launches Truemessenger app to filter spam SMS'Truemessenger is designed as an SMS replacement app, with an automated spam filter powered by 150 million strong Truecaller community membe...
08 Jul, 2015, 04.12 AM IST