TRAI Update: OTP will not come from November 1st… Why are telecom companies giving this warning? know here...
Indian telecom companies have expressed their concern over the new rules of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to be implemented from November 1. Under this new rule, traceability of transactional and service messages sent by banks, e-commerce platforms, and other financial institutions has been made mandatory. If there is any disturbance in the chain of sending the message, that message will be blocked. Telecom companies say that many key institutions (PEs) and telemarketers are not yet ready to comply with these rules, due to which the delivery of OTP and other important messages may be disrupted.
About 1.5 to 1.7 billion commercial messages are sent every day in India, and these rules may cause delays or disruptions in message delivery. Telecom companies have proposed to implement these rules in a phased manner. They have said that the rules should be implemented in 'logger mode' from November 1, so that mistakes can be detected and corrective measures can be taken. The companies have promised to go completely into 'blocking mode' by December 1.
TRAI had given the order in August
According to a report by Economic Times, in August TRAI instructed telecom companies that it is necessary to keep track of the messages sent by banks and other institutions. If the entire chain of telemarketers involved in the process of sending the message is not properly determined or is not in the right order, then such messages will be stopped.
Demand for two months
Telecom companies have informed TRAI that their systems are ready to comply with the new rules to be implemented from November 1, but many telemarketers and major institutions (PEs) need more time for necessary technical updates. Due to this, PEs have requested to extend the deadline by two months to finalize their preparations. If this time is granted, then all telemarketers and PEs will make the necessary technical changes and there will be no disruption in the delivery of messages.