?If There’s One Story To Read Today How is Truecaller confronting its existential threat? Every Indian knows enough about the problem of spam calls at this point. It helps that we only receive like six calls every day. This happens if you are registered on TRAI’s do-not-disturb registry. Let’s not even talk about people who are not registered on it. The telecom watchdog (TRAI) is planning to come up with a measure which will compel all telecom networks to have a caller ID using KYC data. It means that we won’t really have any use for Truecaller, will we? The company has said that it would like to see the TRAI’s proposal converge so as to complement Truecaller’s users. Moreover, it is also slyly batting for a “non-mandated approach” which benefits Truecaller. The company has been largely appreciative of the proposal in its submission. We have covered what the company has said in its submission. Read this 3 minute story here. Click here to subscribe to MediaNama Daily and receive the best of tech policy in your inbox. ? Your Tech Policy Agenda Last call for comments: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a consultation paper on a “licensing framework and regulatory mechanism for submarine cable landing in India”. Comments are due by January 20th and counter-comments by February 3rd—both to be sent to advbbpa@trai.gov.in with jtadvbbpa-1@trai.gov.in cc'd. For further clarification/information, reach out to Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Advisor for Broadband and Policy Analysis, at +91-11-23236119. Tech x6: If…
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