GENERAL18 Sept 2026
Trai tightens anti-spam rules, brings AI-based detection under framework
Trai has amended its anti-spam rules to include artificial intelligence-based detection of suspected spam. Telecom operators will now flag numbers likely used for spam and share that information with each other. Five or more flagged numbers in ten days can trigger KYC re-verification, physical checks, or disconnection. If your business makes automated calls, declare them to your operator in advance.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Telecom service providers will identify numbers with a high probability of being used to send spam and share that information among themselves.
- Where five or more numbers linked to a sender are flagged within 10 days, action can follow, including KYC re-verification, physical verification, barring outgoing services, and disconnection for repeated violations.
- Entities using Application-to-Person (A2P) calls such as robocalls must pre-declare the numbers they use, and a termination charge of up to 5 paise per minute applies.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Check whether your business makes automated, pre-recorded or robocalls. If it does, tell your telecom service provider in advance about the numbers you use, so those calls are not treated as unsolicited commercial communication.
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