SC issues notice to Centre on PIL over rising cyber crimes, spam calls, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a PIL alleging an “enormous rise” in cyber crimes and “nuisance” of unsolicited calls in the country. Observing government agencies were doing their bit, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued a notice to the Department […]
DoT seeks clarity from Trai on encashing telcos’ BGs to recover spam penalties, ET LegalWorld
The communications ministry has sought clarity from the telecom regulator on which licence clauses can be invoked to encash telcos’ bank guarantees (BGs) to recover fines related to spam, or unsolicited communications. A few months ago, in an unprecedented move, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) urged the government to encash telecom operators’ BGs […]
Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT apps, ET LegalWorld
The telecom regulator is pushing the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) to take strong steps to check rampant instances of spam and phishing communications that are rapidly shifting to over-the-top (OTT) apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. The OTT apps currently fall under MeitY’s mandate in terms of regulatory compliance – not under The […]