India's Telecom Regulator Threatens Truecaller's Core Business

India's Telecom Regulatory Authority is deploying Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) directly through telecom operators, delivering caller identification at the network level. The rollout could render Truecaller's core service redundant in its largest market, where 70% of its user base resides. This mirrors a familiar tech pattern: successful third-party solutions get absorbed into platform-level infrastructure as markets mature.