TRAI seeks authorisation from MeitY to act against call management ap…

India's telecom regulator TRAI is seeking permission from the IT ministry (MeitY) to regulate call management apps like Truecaller as part of efforts to curb spam calls. This represents a potential shift in regulatory authority over third-party telecom applications that operate on Indian networks. If you operate a call management app in India, your business model—built on access to telecom networks—is moving from unregulated to regulated. TRAI regulation will likely require you to prove you're reducing spam rather than monetising call data, and compliance costs will climb fast.