Impact of DoT’s MNV Rules on Internet Businesses #NAMA

MediaNama invites you to attend a discussion on the Department of Telecom’s recent draft amendment to the Telecommunication Cybersecurity Rules, 2024. The draft amendment mandates every internet business using mobile numbers for user verification to integrate with a proposed Mobile Number Validation (MNV) platform, share identifier usage data with government agencies, and comply with ongoing obligations, including immediate suspension of identifiers upon government direction.

This disrupts existing user onboarding flows, privacy frameworks, and cost structures.
Amid deepening concerns around user data privacy, business continuity, and regulatory overreach, it is critical to convene senior stakeholders from digital platforms, legal and compliance teams, privacy experts, and policymakers to unpack the implications of these rules.

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OBJECTIVES

• Explain the impact on Internet businesses, including:
  • Scale of Internet businesses impacted, in terms of numbers, size and scope of businesses
  • Impact in terms of compliance requirements
  • Technical impact in terms of workflows
  • Cost impact for user validation for Internet businesses
  • Impact on International businesses using mobile numbers for validation
  • Impact on usage of mobile validation as an onboarding feature
• Identify gaps in safeguards for businesses and users:
  • Assess risks to user privacy
  • Identify principles for procedures related to lawful data access
• Understand how to prevent disruption of existing processes: Identify recommendations for changes to ensure that Internet user verification flows, messaging systems, and customer engagement models remain unaffected or narrow down the impact.
• Identify jurisdictional concerns:
  • Conflicts of jurisdiction with MeitY and the IT Act
  • Identify gaps in safeguards for users and businesses in line with established legal processes under the IT Act and DPDP Act, including procedures for suspension and lawful data access.

Date: July 31 (Thursday), 2025 
Time: 12:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: To Be Announced (Delhi)

Please register to participate in the event by filling out the form here.

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