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TRAI Mandates Implementation of 160-Numbering Series for Service and Transactional Calls
Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released directions dated 04th May 2024 (attached). In these directions, it is highlighted that with the rise in spam calls and access providers are not developing a structured ecosystem that can curb the issue of these fraudulent calls.
Balbir Bora
May 28, 20241 min read


Flash Calls: A Boon for Customers or a Curse for Telecom Service Providers
In recent times, the adoption of flash calls, also known as missed calls, has seen a significant rise in India, particularly among enterprises seeking authentication on Android devices. These flash calls don’t work on iPhones as ios security does not let the applications access information on calls received. However, this trend has sparked both interest and concern within the telecom sector.Â
Ujjwal Bhat
Apr 19, 20242 min read


Summary of the Telecommunications Act 2023
The Telecom Act 2023 marks a landmark move by the government, which shall redefine the regulatory roadmap of the country’s telecom sector!Â
Balbir Bora
Jan 12, 20241 min read


TRAI releases directions for DCA implementation
Recently, the sudden rise in the number of fraudulent calls and messages has caused havoc among the consumers. The Telecom Regulatory...
Vinita Mathpal
Jul 21, 20231 min read


Evolution of Work From Home Regulations for OSPs
The Covid-19 outbreak turned into a wake-up call for the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to amend the 12-year-old regulation of...
Abhinav Negi
Jun 27, 20234 min read


Machine-to-Machine Communication- an overview
What is Machine to Machine (M2M) communication? M2M stands for "machine-to-machine" and refers to the communication between devices using...
Sonia Karki
May 26, 20233 min read


SIP TRUNKS IN INDIA: FROM A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
Conventionally, enterprises across the world use ISDN PRI lines to enable business communication. However, in recent times, businesses...
Sneha Bisht
Apr 15, 20232 min read


Telecom Trends of 2023
The telecommunications sector is one of the rapidly advancing industries of present times. It has been instrumental in bringing about...
Deepika Srivastava
Feb 2, 20233 min read


SUMMARY ON THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2022
On 18th November 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) released the draft new digital personal data protection bill, 2022. In...
Vinita Mathpal
Nov 25, 20221 min read


DRAFT INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATION BILL 2022
INTRODUCTION The Department of Telecommunications ( DoT ), Government of India ( GoI ) issued the draft of the ‘ Indian Telecommunication...
Sonia Karki
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Amendment in WFH regulations for Special Economic Zone units (SEZ)
WFH is permitted in the SEZ as always but there are few amendments released by the authority which talk about taking prior permission...
Vinita Mathpal
Jul 20, 20221 min read


The Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR-2018)
Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) are communications made to subscribers without their knowledge or willingness via voice calls...
Vinita Mathpal
Jun 15, 20222 min read


Whitewater Solutions: Telecom Regulatory Compliance Partner
The Department of Telecom, Carrier Service Division, has released the revised guidelines for the Other Service Providers (OSP) on 23rd...
Vinita Mathpal
May 16, 20221 min read


History of OSP regulations in India
In 1999, the National Telecom Policy was issued by the DoT in India under, which a new category of service provider Other Service...
Vinita Mathpal
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Change in time period for storage of CDRs in UL, UL (VNO) and standalone Audiotex license agreements
Recently amendments have been issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) in the license agreement of Unified License (UL),...
Sonia Karki
Feb 8, 20221 min read


Inclusion of Audio Conferencing/ Audiotex/ VMS in UL and amendment in the guidelines
DoT, the licensing authority of India in the telecom sector has issued the “Licensing framework for Audio Conferencing/ Audiotex/ Voice...
Sonia Karki
Jan 7, 20223 min read


VPN ban in India - Does it impact you?
Highlights There is an appeal by the Home affairs committee that VPN Services should be banned in India This will be a “technology...
Deepika Srivastava
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Revised OSP Guidelines
Department of Telecom, Carrier Service Division , have released revised guidelines for the Other Service Providers (OSP), dated 23rd June...
Balbir Bora
Jul 20, 20211 min read


Data Protection and Privacy
Data Privacy In the world of digitisation, almost every minute piece of information is available online which can be easily accessed by...
Sonia Karki
Dec 17, 20204 min read
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