TRAI crack down on Spam Calls and SMS - effective from 11 December 2024

[Bapun]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has granted a one-month extension to December 1 for implementing traceability mandates on commercial messages to prevent spam and phishing. This follows telcos' warnings of potential disruptions and technical unpreparedness of many telemarketers and business entities like banks.

Trai extends deadline on traceability mandate to December 1

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has granted a one-month extension to December 1 for implementing traceability mandates on commercial messages to prevent spam and phishing. This follows telcos' warnings of potential disruptions and technical unpreparedness of many telemarketers...

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[Bapun]

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has further extended the deadline to December 11 the implementation of the traceability mandate for commercial messages, including one-time passwords (OTPs). This would give more time to telcos and telemarketers to fix the technical details and avoid any disruption of delivery of messages.

TRAI extends deadline of traceability mandate for commercial messages

Trai has extended the deadline to December 11 for implementing the traceability mandate for commercial messages, providing more time to telcos and telemarketers to finalize technical details. This move aims to avoid message delivery disruptions. Trai emphasizes the necessity of the new...

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[Bapun]

In the latest round, around ₹12 crore of penalties have been imposed on telcos and if earlier penalties are considered, about ₹141 crore has to be paid by telcos as fine to the regulator for their failure to curb spam.

Telcos face new fines over failure to curb spam calls

India's telecom regulator, TRAI, has fined major telecom operators around ₹12 crore for failing to curb spam calls, adding to previous unpaid penalties totaling ₹141 crore. The operators argue they shouldn't be solely responsible, pointing to OTT platforms and businesses also contributing to the...

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