India, June 17 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a pilot project to build a digital consent management system to curb spam calls.

Under the project, the regulator will validate the operational, technical, and regulatory aspects of a digital consent registration function.

In coordination with the RBI, TRAI has roped in select banks and telecom operators to pilot this framework. The regulator said that the banking sector will be prioritised for the first phase of implementation due to "sensitivity of banking transactions and cases of financial frauds through spam calls".

The pilot initiative, which will be operationalised under a regulatory sandbox, will also pave the way for gradual scaling up of the digit...