New TRAI rule to come into effect from October 1. Here's what it means for Jio, Airtel, and Vi usersTRAI has introduced a new rule requiring telecom companies to provide information about network availability on their websites. This helps ...
28 Sep, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Trai's crackdown on pesky calls: Telcos block 2.75 lakh telephone numbers, 50 firmsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has disconnected 2.75 lakh telephone numbers and blocked services to 50 entities in a crac...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Hilarious prankster stuns bank employee with a whopping loan request!Rather than the usual decline or hang-up, the man confidently expresses his desire to secure a loan of a jaw-dropping Rs 300 crore. The rea...
25 Jul, 2023, 01.49 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
Mobile users unlikely to get relief from pesky calls, text messages soon, say telco executivesSenior industry executives said a possible solution to the pesky calls problem is for either the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Tra...
31 Mar, 2023, 08.32 AM IST
Telcos mull deploying AI to check pesky calls amidst surge in fraudThe move comes even as mobile users are being increasingly bombarded by the menace of pesky calls and messages, leading to thousands of cro...
09 Mar, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Pesky callers are still big menaceThe survey found that 78% of these calls related to selling financial services and real estate. Ironically, 92% of mobile users surveyed co...
14 Feb, 2023, 12.26 AM 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
Pesky calls: Trai proposes compulsory access to call logs, SMSes for DND appsEvery access provider shall ensure that all devices registered on its network shall support all permissions required for the functioning of...
03 Jun, 2018, 06.15 PM IST
Nimbuzz's caller ID app Holaa to have India-specific featuresNimbuzz plans to offer India-specific features on its free caller identification app Holaa as it seeks to differentiate the product from it...
14 Apr, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
Nimbuzz eyes 10 million users for caller identification app Holaa!Holaa!, like Truecaller, allows users to see details like the caller's name, photo and location during an incoming call live. It also helps...
25 Nov, 2014, 06.30 PM IST
Trai blacklisted over 2 lakh pesky callersTelecom operators shared that over 9.4 lakh complaints have been registered since the time the regulation has been in place till July 3, 20...
11 Jul, 2014, 07.26 PM IST
Banks given time till mid-December to deal with pesky calls"We gave banks about 2-3 weeks to come reply back to us. Many of the banks assured us that they will check this," Trai Chairman said.
27 Nov, 2013, 02.45 PM IST
DoT may suggest steep fine of Rs 20,000 on every pesky callEvery unsolicited commercial call by a telemarketer may invite a penalty of Rs 20,000 as DoT in its comments on proposed Right to Privacy B...
28 May, 2013, 08.30 PM IST
- DoT to allocate landline number for pesky callers, relief soon
Telephone users can expect relief from pesky calls as DoT is working on a new landline number series for telemarketing companies which can ...
09 May, 2011, 05.20 PM IST
- Now, telemarketers target fixed lines
With Trai getting tough on unsolicited commercial calls made to mobile phone users, telemarketers have now turned their pesky attention to ...
17 Nov, 2008, 10.46 AM IST
- Go to cops if pesky calls continue: TRAI
Unhappy subscribers are free to approach either DoT or the police under the Indian Telegraph Act on receiving pesky calls. Mobile marketers...
06 Feb, 2008, 12.42 PM IST