TRAI-Led JCoR Meeting Pushes for Stronger Cross-Sector Collaboration Against Digital Fraud and Spam

TRAI-Led JCoR Meeting Focuses on Tackling Spam, Fraudulent Communication
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) at its headquarters on Friday, April 25, to deliberate on cross-sectoral regulatory issues and reinforce collaborative mechanisms to tackle unsolicited commercial communication (UCC), spam, and fraudulent digital communications.

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Collaborative Push Against UCC and Fraud

Representatives from RBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, SEBI, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, MeitY, along with special invitees from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) participated in the session, the Ministry of Communications said.

Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR)

The Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR), an initiative of TRAI, was established to foster collaborative efforts among sectoral regulators from the telecommunication, IT, Consumer Affairs, and financial and insurance sectors to deliberate cross sectoral regulatory issues in the digital world and work collaboratively on adopting appropriate regulatory measures.

In his opening address, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti emphasised the critical need for coordinated regulatory action to combat rising incidents of spam and digital fraud, particularly targeting vulnerable populations such as senior citizens. He highlighted the progress achieved under JCoR and outlined future challenges.

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Key Discussions and Resolutions

Key issues discussed during the meeting included:

Implementation of 1600 Series Numbers: The committee discussed the use of dedicated 1600 series numbers for transactional and service voice calls by government and financial sector entities. Members agreed to expedite implementation and ensure regular monitoring. A presentation by CoAI proposed a unified CLI solution across all telecom service providers.