# India forces caller-ID apps to share spam reports with telecom operators

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- TechCrunch, 2026-09-19 01:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/india-forces-caller-id-apps-to-feed-spam-reports-to-telcos/

> India is requiring caller-ID apps to provide spam reports to telecom operators in one direction. Truecaller says the requirement would give carriers a commercially valuable proprietary asset.