Soon-to-be unfair trade practice, telemarketing & fraudulent calls to incur criminal liabilityThe Department of Consumer Affairs is working to bring out relevant guidelines in a couple of months. These will put accountability on tele...
14 May, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
TRAI imposes penalty of Rs 35 crore on telcos for violating pesky call, sms normsUnion Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that as per the reports, telecom operators have disconne...
21 Jul, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Solving pesky calls, SMS issue tough: TelcosAccording to industry estimates, the number of such UTMs across India is easily over double the 250,000-odd authorised telemarketers regist...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.57 AM 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
Access providers have taken action against unregistered telemarketers via warning notices, disconnection: MinisterAs per the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulation (TCCCPR) 2018, the access providers are registering complaints ...
29 Jul, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
74% respondents getting pesky messages despite being in Trai's DND list: SurveyRegulations regarding pesky calls are managed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). It has provision to penalise pesky calle...
12 Jul, 2021, 08.06 AM IST
Trai to meet telcos soon on concerns over pesky call rules: R S SharmaThe implementation timeline indicated by the industry body exceed the stipulated December deadline for operationalising the new system arch...
21 Aug, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
COAI urges TRAI Chief to outline priorities for 2 years; seeks predictable, stable regulatory regime"We would want TRAI to clarify some of the challenges we are facing on implementation of pesky call rules. We want to discuss the outstandi...
09 Aug, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
New Trai pesky calls norms won't help, say consumers bodyTrai came out with the rules on Thursday, making it mandatory to seek subscriber consent for receiving unsolicited commercial communication...
20 Jul, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Trai launches mobile app to take on pesky call, SMS complaintsEarlier, subscribers had option of filing complaint by forwarding SMS to 1909 which they received from telemarketers and mention mobile num...
01 Jun, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
Trai imposed Rs 5 cr fine in 2013 for poor service, pesky callsTelecom regulator TRAI imposed fines totalling about Rs 5 crore in 2013 on operators for poor services and on telemarketers for pesky calls.
01 Jan, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
Trai relaxes penalty norms on pesky callsTelecom operators will not be penalised for up to 50 complaints received against them in a week for pesky calls and SMSes originating from ...
03 Dec, 2013, 03.05 PM IST
Most pesky callers on Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications, Aircel networks: GovernmentAlmost 80 per cent of pesky calls in the last two years originated in networks of Aircel, Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications.
01 Sep, 2013, 01.03 PM IST
Pesky calls: Over 25,000 entities blacklisted, says Kapil SibalAs per Trai guidelines, only registered telemarketers can make promotional calls and only to those numbers which are not registered with DN...
23 Aug, 2013, 06.09 PM IST
Airtel fined Rs 1 lakh for violating pesky call normsTRAI has imposed Rs 1 lakh penalty on Bharti Airtel in 2012-13 for violating norms laid by it to check telemarketing calls and SMSes.
27 Feb, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
- Pesky calls: Trai issues notices to 900 individuals
Telecom regulator Trai today said it has penalised 15 telemarketers till date and notices have been issued to 900 individuals.
03 Nov, 2011, 10.50 PM IST
- Trai set to unveil norms to bar pesky calls today
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is set to announce a new mechanism to effectively arrest pesky commercial calls on Wednesd...
01 Dec, 2010, 07.28 AM IST