New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- India's major telecom operators have pushed back against the newly-notified Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025, arguing that critical issues flagged during consultations-including consent for minors, security standards and duplicative reporting requirements-have not been adequately resolved.

Industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea, flagged multiple compliance hurdles, including challenges in verifiable consent for minors, handling of multilingual consent, breach-notification requirements, and alignment with sector-specific laws.

"COAI is in the process of compiling detailed inputs for MeitY (ministry of electronics...