Telcos to seek 18 months time for DPDP Act compliance

Telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are likely to seek an 18-month timeline to comply with the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act after the notification of its rules, sources said.

The operators are expected to include this request in their comments to the government on the draft rules for implementing the Act, which were released last week.