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India Requires Caller-ID Apps to Share Spam Reports with Telecom Operators

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Impact: 70%

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India's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has mandated that caller-ID and call-management apps share user spam reports with telecom operators via a blockchain-based platform. Truecaller, a major spam-blocking app, has criticized this ruling as anti-competitive, arguing it unfairly transfers valuable data to telecom companies.

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What Changed Since Last Update

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The new regulation requires caller-ID apps to report spam data to telecom operators, which was not previously mandated.

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Truecaller blocked nearly 12 billion spam calls in India during 2025.

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India's users encountered around 42 billion spam calls in 2025.

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Telecom operators can levy a termination charge of up to 5 paise per minute on A2P calls.

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The new rules require companies using AI voice agents to declare their use to telecom operators.

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India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos

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