IAMAI alleges Trai attempts to regulate OTT platformsIndustry body IAMAI claims Trai is overstepping its bounds. Proposed rules for spam calls may unfairly target over-the-top platforms like W...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
TRAI urges citizens to report spam via 'DND App' after massive blacklisting driveTRAI has taken strong action against telecom misuse. Over 21 lakh mobile numbers and one lakh entities involved in spam and fraud have been...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.16 PM IST
PIB confirms: You can block telemarketers using TRAI’s DND appTRAI’s DND App is legit, says PIB. Users can curb spam calls by it. The app is available across platforms
19 May, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT appsThe 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...
06 Sep, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
Telcos say Trai paper on OTTs 'progressive', backs their concernsTelecom carriers have called the sector regulator’s latest discussion paper on regulating over-the-top (OTT) players such as WhatsApp, Tele...
11 Jul, 2023, 07.47 AM IST
To regulate OTT apps or not? Trai begins consultation processIndia's Telecom Regulatory Authority has begun a consultation to determine whether over-the-top (OTT) apps such as WhatsApp and Signal shou...
08 Jul, 2023, 08.11 AM IST
Trai releases paper on whether to regulate OTTsTrai has released the consultation paper on regulatory mechanism for OTT communication services and selective banning of OTT services after...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
Trai to start consultation on OTT communication apps' regulationThe consultation paper will also look into the definition of OTT, class of OTTs, demands of a level playing field with telcos, and existing...
07 Jul, 2023, 09.06 AM IST
TRAI to decide if broadcast & communication OTTs to be addressed separatelyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering whether there was a need to address broadcasting and communication over-the...
18 Nov, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Trai weighs need for separate regulations for broadcast and communication OTTsA Trai official said if it was decided that broadcasting OTTs need to be addressed separately, a consultation paper on the issue will be ou...
17 Nov, 2022, 11.05 PM 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 mulls regulating apps streaming TV channelsTrai has proposed to bring apps under licensing regime similar to one that governs broadcasters.
18 May, 2019, 06.07 PM IST
Trai to tackle regulatory imbalance in OTT consultation processThe regulator is holding an open house discussion in Bengaluru on April 24, followed by one in Delhi next month.
22 Apr, 2019, 11.12 AM IST
Trai to fix ‘regulatory imbalance’ between mobile phone companies and OTT applications“In the OTT consultation, our focus is on regulatory imbalance from the perspective of telecom operators,” Trai chairman RS Sharma told ET.
21 Apr, 2019, 11.36 PM IST
Trai extends comment deadlines for discussion paper on regulating communication appsEarlier this month, Trai sought the industry’s views to identify which of these apps should be regarded as providing the same services as m...
07 Dec, 2018, 06.15 PM IST
Pesky calls issue: Apple writes to TRAI on new features to flag spam callsThis new capability, the company said, provides developers with the ability to create an app extension that allows users to report both unw...
07 Aug, 2018, 10.36 PM IST