Despite several measures by Trai in the past few years, the problem of pesky telemarketing calls and messages has remained as it is. Howeve...

Senior industry executives said a possible solution to the pesky calls problem is for either the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Tra...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also called for further tightening of the registration exercise of principal entities ...

Trai’s meeting will explore a multi-pronged approach to address the problem through technical solutions, regulations, directions and close ...

In 2018, Trai had mandated telecom operators to deploy blockchain-based DLT systems to reduce spam calls and messages - or unsolicited comm...

The development has prompted the regulator to expedite fresh steps to curb the menace. For starters, a Joint Committee of Regulators (JCOR)...

About two years ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had issued rules, making it mandatory for telcos to seek subscriber c...

This means operators will have a free hand in fixing charges for such bulk SMSes by non-commercial users, and Trai's practice of forbearanc...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said on Tuesday there’s no longer any need to restrict the number of text messages allowed...

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India mandated telcos to adopt blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology that allows only registered user...

Based on blockchain technology and built on Microsoft Azure, the solution aims at mitigating the issue of unsolicited commercial communicat...

The regulations provide for registration of senders, registration of headers, and, more importantly, registration of subscribers' consent.

Trai has sought tightening of the rules around unwanted telemarketing calls and messages, and proposed penalty of up to Rs 76 lakh per mont...

In September 2017, Trai had come out with a consultation paper and sought views from the stakeholders to curb unsolicited commercial commun...

The new technology based norms will record all communication between subscribers and entities, capturing customer consent for information a...

Telemarketers were directed not to send messages, even to consumers who had not opted for receiving such messages, between 9 pm and 9 am.

Acknowledging that the current system has failed in checking such calls and messages, Trai issued a consultation paper on Thursday.