Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 - AI/ML-based spam detection and inter-operator sharing
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) notified the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 to shift anti-spam enforcement from a complaint-driven model to a proactive, AI/ML-driven triage system. Under these amendments, access service providers must deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems to flag high-probability Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) and Calling Line Identifiers (CLIs).
The AIACT.IN India AI Regulation Tracker
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
September 2026
Issuing Authority
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Secondary Legislation
Status
Enacted
Regulatory Stage
Regulatory
Binding Value
Legally binding instruments enforceable before courts
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