Telcos criticise Trai’s new rules for curbing spam calls, SMSes

Telecom operators – Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea – have criticized the new rules by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to curb spam calls and messages.

According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telecom operators, Trai should have brought delivery telemarketers and over-the-top (OTT) platforms under regulation to manage unlawful communication, and then release the amended rules.