On 24 June 2026, DoT notified and operationalised the much-awaited Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Principal Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules), which forms the backbone of the core commercial telecom services in India
On 23 June 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the final Telecommunications (Authorisation for Captive Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2026 (Rules)
On 25 May 2026, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), released its “Blueprint for Reducing Exposure and Defending against AI-Assisted Vulnerabilities Exploitation in Digital Infrastructure” (Blueprint)
Given the increased proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various industries and markets, regulatory scrutiny around application of AI has been rather inevitable.
Legal, Policy and Market Developments
(CERT-In), under MeitY, in collaboration with SIA-India released the Cyber Security Framework and Guidelines for Space including Satellite Communication (Framework) on 26 February 2026.
On 27 February 2026, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a direction regarding institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) intelligence for detection of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and inter-operator sharing for regulatory action against UCC ‘senders’ (Direction).
Paving the way for India AI Impact Summit 2026
Ishan Johri is a Partner in Mumbai. Ishan specializes in corporate, commercial and regulatory matters in the Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecom Sector.
