Second time in 2 months, TRAI fines Vodafone Idea

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has fined Vodafone Idea Rs 89.2 lakh for alleged violations of regulations governing commercial communications and unsolicited promotional messages for the quarter ended Dec 2024. In a regulatory filing, VI said it is “reviewing the Order and assessing the appropriate course of action.”These rules are meant to protect telecom subscribers from unwanted commercial communications, including unsolicited commercial calls and SMS and promotional messages sent in violation of customer preferences.This is the second time in two months that VI has been fined. On Sept 16, 2026, TRAI had fined it Rs 2 lakh for “Failure to meet the benchmark of the quality of service parameters in different service areas for the month of Nov 2025 under standards of quality of service of access (wireline and wireless) and broadband (wireline and wireless) service regulations, 2024.”You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.