REGULATORY · COMPETITIVE · INDIA
TRAI mandates rapid AI spam data sharing
Change
TRAI issued directions on February 27 requiring telecom operators to share AI-based spam identification data within hours and comply within 30 days.
Why it matters
Compliance is required within 30 days of the February 27 directions. Accountability is set for both the originating and terminating operator to coordinate among themselves and initiate action. When five or more CLIs of a sender are identified as potential spam within 10 days, action should be initiated against the sender. The originating operator must inform the sender that the CLI has been flagged as suspected spam and ascertain the sender’s KYC identifiers. The suspected-spam and KYC-related data must be shared on the DLT platform so all telcos can identify telecom resources allotted to the sender and check whether other numbers of the same sender are also identified as potential spam by their systems.
Implications
- • Operators must share suspected-spam CLI data and related KYC identifiers on the DLT platform within hours.
- • Originating and terminating operators must coordinate and initiate action when five or more CLIs are identified as potential spam within 10 days.
- • Originating operators must notify senders when their CLI is flagged as suspected spam and perform KYC identifier checks.
Who is affected
- • Telecom network operators (originating and terminating)
- • Telecom compliance and fraud/spam operations teams
- • Bulk callers and messaging senders using multiple CLIs
Source
Topics
Law & Public Safety Regulatory Actions Compliance Technology & Innovation Artificial Intelligence