The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has granted a one-month extension to access providers to comply with its direction issued on August 20, 2024, regarding the whitelisting of uniform resource locator (URLs)/ android application package (APKs)/ over-the-top (OTT) links.
The revised direction mandates that all access providers ensure that traffic containing URLs/APKs/OTT links, which are not whitelisted, is not permitted with effect from October 1, 2024. This step seeks to curb the misuse of headers and content templates, facilitating a more secure and efficient telecom ecosystem.
The announcement comes in response to the requests by the Access Providers for additional time. TRAI has directed all access providers to furnish an updated status on action taken within 15 days and a compliance report within 30 days from date of issue of this direction. Further, in consideration of the issues brought out by access providers, the revised timeline for implementing call back numbers will be fixed separately.
