Trai tightens SMS rules to block fraudulent linksTo tackle the rise of fraudulent messaging, TRAI has enforced a new rule that obliges telecom providers to pre-label variable components in...
19 Nov, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Fed up with pesky SMS? Now you can spot spam, promo, or important messages by checking the P, S, T, or G suffixTRAI has implemented a suffix-based classification for SMS messages nationwide, effective May 6, to enhance transparency and reduce spam. E...
12 May, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
Telcos want DoT to take Trai's international callTelecom operators in India are urging the DoT to accept Trai's definition of international traffic, which could increase telcos' SMS revenu...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Stop overpaying! Indians can soon buy only voice, SMS recharge vouchersTrai has amended tariff rules to require mobile service providers to offer a separate plan for voice calls and SMS for customers who do not...
24 Dec, 2024, 09.26 AM 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
Telcos to be paid 2 paise by government for sending alerts"Considering the significance of alerts/messages sent as per direction issued under the Disaster Management Act,2005 (53 of 2005), the auth...
07 Dec, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
Trai directs SMS 'scrubbing' system, blocking from April 1In a letter to telecom companies and all telemarketing firms dated March 25, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said, “As suf...
26 Mar, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
Sebi asks stock exchanges, market intermediaries to strictly comply with Trai SMS rulesThe regulator said non- compliance with the provisions of Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCP Re...
23 Mar, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Trai recommendations on data privacy may affect app-based business: IAMAIIAMAI said the Trai recommendation to formulate standards of anonymisation and de-identification is "akin to putting the cart before the ho...
17 Jul, 2018, 07.12 PM IST
Trai launches mobile app to take on pesky call, SMS complaintsEarlier, subscribers had option of filing complaint by forwarding SMS to 1909 which they received from telemarketers and mention mobile num...
01 Jun, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Idea oppose TRAI proposal on mobile data connectionPrivate telecom operators Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have opposed telecom regulator TRAI's proposal to protect consum...
28 May, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
TRAI extends public consultation on mobile data services rulesTelecom regulator TRAI has extended the last date for seeking comments on its draft rules for mobile Internet services to May 26.
12 May, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
TRAI for allowing consumers complaint by SMS, e-mail, post alsoTelecom regulator Trai today proposed allowing customers to file complaint with operators in person as well as through SMS, e-mail, post or...
30 Jul, 2013, 06.04 PM IST
- Why should you pay for caller tunes you don’t want?
Mobile operators have earned more than Rs 8,000 crore from selling caller tunes and ringtones in the last three years.
23 Mar, 2013, 04.04 AM IST
Trai extends deadline for comments on roaming tariffsTelecom regulator Trai has extended to April 5 the date for sending comments on review of tariffs for roaming.
18 Mar, 2013, 08.02 PM IST
Telemarketing calls: What killed the 'Do Not Call' registry?The answer: Penalties for cold calls were much lower than telemarketers' profits. And SMS marketing is even more lucrative.
24 Apr, 2011, 06.52 AM IST
- Can those calls from 70xxx..... build brands?
Telcos themselves resort to a lot of unsolicited SMS and IVR for communicating their product/tariff offers to subscribers and do not wish t...
18 Apr, 2011, 05.13 PM IST