Trai asks telecom operators to speed up roll out of anti-spam tech

Months after the mandated rollout of the new Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) technology to curb spam, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has told telecom operators that its impact is being affected by the slow induction process, people in the know said.

At a recent meeting on the issue of rising incidences of spam, Trai flagged the slow pace exhibited by operators such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL in onboarding private businesses onto the system. However, the operators have blamed the sluggish response from the industry.