News What do the telcos have to say about Indian telecom watchdog’s caller ID proposal? Reliance, Airtel, VI, and BSNL raised technical (and other) concerns and noted that similar measures have already been enforced or exist in the market MitakshJanuary 23, 2023
News What does Truecaller think about India’s Telecom Regulator’s plan to introduce Caller IDs? Key points from Truecaller's submission on TRAI's consultation paper on introduction of caller ID in telecommunication networks MitakshJanuary 19, 2023
News Does the Government’s Proposed Caller Identification System Violate People’s Privacy? The TRAI wants a Truecaller-like caller-verification system: does this mean goodbye to unknown calls, but also your privacy? Akshit ChawlaJanuary 10, 2023
News Speed up talks on regulation of OTT communication apps: Delhi HC to TRAI World Phone Internet Services Pvt Ltd moved the court in 2019 saying that OTT apps like WhatsApp should also comply with regulation Sarasvati NTDecember 15, 2022
News India will be the first country to auction satellite spectrum: TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela The idea is to float a system which encourages investment in the satellite sector, and not increase the burden on it, Vaghela said MitakshDecember 14, 2022
News Indian Govt to Pay Tariff to Telcos for SMS Alerts, Except Under Disaster Management Act The charges are only applicable on SMSes while the Cell Broadcast Alerts that the government asks telcos to send will continue to be free. Akshit ChawlaDecember 8, 2022
News Summary: TRAI seeks feedback on issues related to implementation of caller name display TRAI notes in the paper that similar efforts by apps (like Truecaller) are not entirely accurate as they are based on crowd-sourced data MitakshNovember 30, 2022
News DPDP Bill, 2022: Experts Say Withholding Public Feedback Is Problematic, Call For Improved Consultations Why MeitY withholding public comments on the draft bill harms transparency, and how consultations and engagement can be improved Akshit ChawlaNovember 30, 2022
News Five Recommendations By TRAI For Regulating And Improving India’s Data Centres India's telecom regulator TRAI bats for 'trusted source' rule for data centres on par with TSPs, BIS standards, and more Akshit ChawlaNovember 22, 2022
News TRAI To Roll Out Truecaller-like app for caller identification Within 3 Weeks: Report TRAI has said that an app to identify callers based on KYC details will be rolled out: this is in line with the provisions... Akshit ChawlaNovember 19, 2022