DPDP 2025: Telecom firms say key issues remain unresolved

Telecom operators in India, which are considered significant data fiduciaries under the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP) 2025, said most of their concerns and requests for additional clarity raised during public consultations remain unaddressed by the rules notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

These areas include parameters for the security compliance framework, the age verification methodology for minors, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) obligations for Significant Data Fiduciaries (SDF), operational aspects of multilingual consent, and harmonisation with sectoral laws.