Trai plan to regulate internet TV triggers pushback from OTT, broadcaster groupsIn a bid to regulate, India's telecom authority TRAI is exploring potential guidelines for online television services, sparking a backlash ...
06 Jun, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds TRAI’s 12-minute ad cap for TV channelsThe Delhi High Court has upheld the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's rule limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per hour....
29 May, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Airtel’s new priority plan under govt lensCentre and Trai are examining Airtel's new 'Priority Postpaid' service, which uses network slicing for a superior experience. Authorities a...
22 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
Google to verify apps, help track finfluencers: SebiSebi is collaborating with Google to combat financial influencers who break rules. Artificial intelligence will be used to identify and rem...
26 Mar, 2026, 05.57 AM IST
Egypt blocks Roblox amid concerns over child safetyThe step by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation would see Egypt join several other countries - some in the Arab world - that have bloc...
05 Feb, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Do not favour different regulatory frameworks for OTT, traditional broadcasting: TRAI chairmanTRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti stated that the regulator does not support regulatory discrimination between traditional broadcasting and o...
01 May, 2025, 09.26 PM IST
OnlyFans fined $1.4 million for age disclosure failures amid allegations of illegal contentBritain's media regulator has fined OnlyFans £1.05 million for not meeting age-verification and disclosure requirements, amid allegations o...
27 Mar, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
Panel wants IT, I&B Ministries and DoT under one umbrellaThe Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology proposes merging the MeitY, MIB, and DoT to enhance coordination amid t...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Trai won’t charge users for multiple SIMsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has denied reports of planning to charge consumers for multiple SIMs. Trai clarified that there a...
14 Jun, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
Vietnam to require social media users to verify identityThe measure, part of the Telecommunications Law Amendment to be issued by the end of this year, will enable law enforcement agencies to tra...
08 May, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
Broadcasting is I&B's and IT's remitGoI is trying to contemporise telecom laws as part of a future-ready digital regulatory framework. Some bits of the regulatory architecture...
12 Nov, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Will continue with Trai Act's existing provisions for now: Ashwini VaishnawVaishnaw, also minister for information technology and railways, told ET in an interview that the new IT rules notified on Friday were prim...
31 Oct, 2022, 06.13 AM IST
- TRAI to come out with regulation curbing unsolicited calls
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with a regulation on curbing unsolicited calls and messaging before November 15,...
31 Oct, 2010, 05.44 PM IST
- TRAI regulation on pesky calls to come out before Nov 15
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will come out with a regulation to curb unsolicited calls and messages before November 15, its Chairm...
31 Oct, 2010, 03.48 PM IST
- TRAI to issue guidelines on unsolicited calls soon
Telecom watchdog, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will issue guidelines that would address the problem of unsolicited mobile c...
07 Sep, 2010, 02.14 PM IST
- India allows telecom imports after 8-month ban
India has relaxed an eight-month ban on imports of telecommunication equipment, approving orders from China's ZTE and Huawei and Finland's ...
26 Aug, 2010, 10.43 AM IST
- Saudi to block BlackBerry messaging this month
A telecommunications official says Saudi Arabia will block BlackBerry messaging later this month.
01 Aug, 2010, 07.45 PM IST