Several online services witnessed disruption on Monday as telemarketers and others were unable to register their sender IDs and context of texts on the blockchain platform of telcos.
Trai suspends unsolicited commercial communication norms for seven days
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“We are concerned about any customer inconvenience caused and have ordered a 7-day temporary suspension of the SMS scrubbing which was activated on Monday,” a senior Trai official told ET.
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Delhi-based Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) that represents telecom service providers such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, said that due process has been followed to address the issue of unsolicited commercial communication.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday suspended the implementation of the unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) framework that caused massive disruption in Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Aadhaar-enabled Payments (AePS), netbanking and credit card payments, among others, due on Monday.
Trai seeks views to push local R&D in telecom, broadcast sectors
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At a high-level discussion with the academia, industry and R&D institutes such as CDoT, TSDSI, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Delhi on Wednesday, Trai chief PD Vaghela had highlighted the role of both these sectors in making India a $5 trillion economy.
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday called for suggestions to push local research and development in telecom and broadcasting sectors and promote the use of indigenous technologies and cut dependence on import of equipment.
At a high-level discussion with the academia, industry and R&D institutes such as CDoT, TSDSI, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Delhi on Wednesday, Trai chief PD Vaghela had highlighted the role of both these sectors in making India a $5 trillion economy.