Telcos, businesses spar over calls, SMS consent regimeTelecom companies and banks are in a dispute over India's new digital consent rules for commercial messages. Major telecom players want con...
Telcos urge TRAI to regulate OTT apps as spam shifts onlineTelecom firms report most spam now bypasses regulations via internet apps. They urge the regulator to bring these platforms under control. ...
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...
Trai extends deadline for comments on mobile plan without data at lower price to May 5Telecom regulator TRAI has extended the deadline for comments on a new draft regulation. The proposal mandates telecom operators to offer m...
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...
TRAI proposes voice-SMS only plans across validity periods; seeks comments till April 28TRAI is proposing new rules for telecom companies. These rules aim to increase the availability of plans that offer only voice calls and SM...
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...
Trai mandates standardised CAS, SMS to tackle piracyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has directed all distribution platform operators (DPOs) to ensure compliance with the inte...
SMS scrubber erases OTPs, nearly 40 per cent traffic disruptedSMSes and OTPs were not coming or received for a host of digital payments after telecom companies implemented a new set of Trai's regulatio...
TRAI lowers roaming charges for calls, SMSesTRAI said it would allow carriers to offer free nationwide mobile roaming to subscribers for a fixed fee from July 1.
Senders of pesky calls, SMSes will face disconnection: TRAITrai has decided that telecom facilities given to subscriber would be immediately disconnected if it is found being used for sending unsoli...
- Telecom regulator Trai initiates action against Idea
Telecom regulator Trai today said it has initiated action against Idea Cellular for not implementing the revised procedure for lodging of c...
Pesky messages back? TRAI raises SMS limit to 200 per day per SIMTelecom consumers will now be able to send up to 200 SMSes per day from a SIM, as against the earlier limit of just 100 SMSes per day impos...
- Your DNC now covers SMS too
Mobile phone subscribers should be able to heave a sigh of relief from this month for they will not receive unsolicited commercial communic...
- New Trai mandate to make it easier to track down SMS spammers
Keeping unsolicited commercial communications in the form of SMSes at bay is likely to get easier from this month onwards, thanks to a rece...
- Cut price of premium messages: Trai
Trai has said that the charges of premium SMS are on higher side and bear no relationship with the cost of the service rendered.
- 'No IUC on SMS but cut price on premium message service'
In a major relief to operators and subscribers, telecom regulator TRAI on Monday decided to maintain the status quo position on the Interco...