TRAI has approached MEITY to gain authority over Truecaller, aiming to address concerns about the wrongful blocking of legitimate business calls from specific series numbers.
TRAI's proposal is under discussion with DoT
Jul 09, 2026
04:00 pm
What's the storyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking regulatory powers over call management apps like Truecaller.
The move is aimed at preventing legitimate business calls from being wrongly blocked by these apps.
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