TRAI Tightens Spam Rules, Brings Robocalls and Automated Calls Under Regulatory Net
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India tightened rules on unsolicited commercial communications by adding AI-based spam detection and regulating automated calls.
- TRAI regulates Application-to-Person calls, including robocalls and prerecorded or artificial-voice calls; users must declare these calls and their numbers to telecom providers.
- Undeclared A2P calls will be treated as unsolicited commercial communications and may face termination charges of up to 5 paise per minute, with specified exemptions.
- Telecom providers may investigate flagged senders, verify their identities, block outgoing services, and disconnect resources after repeated violations.
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New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (DRAI) has tightened rules to curb fake calls and commercial messages that are plaguing consumers. AI technology...
TRAI Tightens Spam Rules, Makes Pre-Declaration Mandatory for Robocalls
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