- Trai to complete digital consent pilot by February
A pilot project for digital consent acquisition is set for completion by February 2026. This initiative aims to secure customer consent for...
17 Oct, 2025, 12.51 AM IST
As message traceability rule kicks in, expect fewer disruptionsTelecom operators in India are implementing message traceability to combat spam, with a 95% success rate as of December 11. The remaining 5...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
TRAI extends deadline of traceability mandate for commercial messagesTrai has extended the deadline to December 11 for implementing the traceability mandate for commercial messages, providing more time to tel...
01 Dec, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Trai extends deadline on traceability mandate to December 1The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has granted a one-month extension to December 1 for implementing traceability mandates on ...
30 Oct, 2024, 12.43 AM IST
Telcos call for TRAI deadline extension as message traceability mandate threatens OTP deliveriesTelecom operators in India warn of potential disruptions in delivering essential messages from banks and other institutions due to a new ma...
24 Oct, 2024, 08.22 AM IST
Over 2.75 lakh URLs whitelisted by 10,000 entities after TRAI guidanceOver 10,000 businesses have whitelisted more than 2.75 lakh URLs following TRAI's directive to ensure secure message transmission. The regu...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
Whitelisting of commercial message content causes no major disruption on day 1The telecom regulator's whitelisting mandate for commercial messages took effect smoothly, with a 15-20% drop in traffic attributed to unwh...
02 Oct, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Trai eases SMS whitelisting norms to reduce disruptionTrai has clarified that only the static parts of URLs in commercial messages need to be whitelisted to avoid disruption, as its new mandate...
01 Oct, 2024, 08.05 AM IST
Impractical to implement new URL whitelisting norms: TelcosIndia's top telecom companies have informed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) that they cannot implement the new mandate on ...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.37 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
Companies, banks struggle to implement Trai's URL whitelisting normsIn a directive issued a few weeks ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had asked telcos to stop transmitting messages cont...
03 Sep, 2024, 01.36 AM IST
India escapes SMS outage as Trai rule on hold till September 30ET reported in its August 24 edition about the impending disruption in delivery of service and transactional messages from banks, financial...
31 Aug, 2024, 01.09 AM IST
ET Explains: Using blockchain to check spam is a work in progressIn the immediate term, the blockchain registration system was able to weed out unregistered spammers. The number of headers being used to s...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Trai move to curb fraud could ring in an SMS outage next monthStarting next month, Indian consumers may experience disruptions in receiving service and transactional messages due to a new directive fro...
24 Aug, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Trai directs telcos to migrate 140-series calls to blockchain platform to curb spamTrai has instructed telecom operators to shift telemarketing calls to a blockchain-based DLT platform by September 30. Starting November 1,...
20 Aug, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
Telcos may have to share data to curb pesky messagesTrai had mandated telcos to move all commercial messaging (one-time passwords, promotional messages, account balance updates, etc.) to the ...
07 Jun, 2023, 08.47 AM IST
Trai ropes in financial regulators to curb phishing, cyber fraudsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India panel analysed the matter and has identified certain areas in a bid to find ways to prevent finan...
15 Nov, 2022, 09.17 AM IST