Consumer affairs ministry to issue guidelines to curb pesky calls, messagesThe Department of Consumer Affairs is finalizing guidelines to combat spam calls and messages, working with stakeholders and the Department...
06 Dec, 2024, 05.13 PM IST
Govt extends deadline for public comments on draft guidelines to curb spam calls, msgs till Aug 8The government has extended the deadline to August 8 for public comments on draft guidelines aimed at curbing unsolicited business communic...
25 Jul, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Unsolicited callers may soon have to pay heavy fine to victim consumersMinistry source told that it is mooted that caller engaging in unsolicited calls will have to pay heavy penalties which can go up to Rs 100...
15 Jul, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Registration in 'do not disturb' list no deterrent to pesky calls, says surveyAccording to online platform Localcircles, 95 per cent people who participated in the survey said they get pesky calls and SMSes (Short Mes...
18 May, 2022, 10.23 PM IST
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07 Aug, 2013, 05.53 AM IST
- After brief respite, pesky SMSs and calls are back
Barely three weeks into freedom from unsolicited commercial text messages, mobile phone users are again beginning to receive texts advertis...
19 Oct, 2011, 09.14 AM IST
- Freedom from unsolicited SMS in 6 weeks: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal
Millions of mobile phone users will be able to get rid of the menace of unsolicited SMS in six weeks when DND number 1909 becomes operation...
19 Aug, 2011, 01.20 PM IST
- Can those calls from 70xxx..... build brands?
Telcos themselves resort to a lot of unsolicited SMS and IVR for communicating their product/tariff offers to subscribers and do not wish t...
18 Apr, 2011, 05.13 PM IST
- Tired of pesky calls? Wait till February 1
India’s 700 million strong mobile phone subscribers will have to wait for relief from the from pesky telemarketers and unwanted commercial ...
29 Dec, 2010, 05.54 AM IST
- TRAI gets tough with pesky callers; no call between 9pm & 9am
To relieve mobile users of unsolicited calls/SMSes, TRAI imposed penalty of up to Rs 2.50 lakh on erring cos which also face prospect of ge...
02 Dec, 2010, 09.43 AM IST
- Do-not-call registry to hit small telemarketers
Industry estimates that the domestic outbound telemarketing industry may see a sharp drop of around 25% in hiring and turnover growth by 20...
22 Oct, 2007, 12.10 AM IST
- Don’t make unsolicited calls to cell users: HC
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained telemarketers from making unsolicited calls to mobile phone users, irrespective of the fact whet...
12 Sep, 2007, 04.17 AM IST
- 'No unsolicited calls to consumers'
The Delhi High Court today restrained telemarketers from making unsolicited calls to mobile phone users, irrespective of the fact whether o...
11 Sep, 2007, 09.26 PM IST
- 5 million say no to pesky calls
Over 5 million people had already chosen not to take unsolicited commercial calls on September 5, the first day that the National Do Not Ca...
09 Sep, 2007, 06.00 AM IST
- DoT mulls mobile directory via call centre
The Department of Telecom is considering ways of introducing a mobile phone directory through public-private partnership mode.
02 Sep, 2007, 01.45 PM IST
- Infovision to invest Rs 300 cr; add 16,000 employees
BPO services provider Infovision will invest Rs 300 crore and hire about 16,000 professionals in the next three years as part of its expans...
26 Aug, 2007, 10.41 AM IST
- Registry on eliminating unsolicited phone calls on anvil
Government may setup a National Do Not Call (NDNC) Registry, registration to which will eliminate unsolicited telmarketing phone calls by S...
23 Aug, 2007, 08.29 PM IST