Crackdown on pesky telemarketers: TRAI asks telcos to curb misuse of message headers, content templatesThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has intensified efforts against telemarketing abuse. Starting September 1, 2024, telecom s...
20 Aug, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
Trai orders telcos to stop promotional calls from unregistered sendersThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India asked telecom operators to discontinue voice calls from unregistered telemarketers to mitigate sp...
13 Aug, 2024, 02.52 PM IST
Trai directs telcos to blacklist entities misusing connections for spam callsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) mandated telecom operators to disconnect and blacklist for two years any entity misusing b...
08 Aug, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
Govt blacklists 8 principal entities in fresh strike down on SMS scammersThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has taken this decisive action to pro...
27 May, 2024, 10.09 PM IST
5.89 lakh unregistered telemarketers blacklisted since 2011 for pesky calls: Ravi Shankar PrasadTrai itself has received 155 complaints up to July 10, 2019, including 70 (Airtel), 67 (Vodafone), and 11 (Reliance Jio).
17 Jul, 2019, 04.21 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
Trai disconnects 14 lakh phones of unregistered telemarketersTelecom regulator Trai has disconnected 14 lakh phones and blacklisted 1.8 lakh unregistered telemarketers for two years for sending pesky ...
07 Feb, 2014, 05.52 PM IST
13 telcos fined Rs 5.04 crore for Pesky communicationsTrai has imposed a fine of Rs 5.04 cr on 13 telecos for non-compliance with regulations relating to unsolicited commercial communications.
11 Dec, 2013, 07.12 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
Unauthorised telemarketing increased in last one year: Milind DeoraUnauthorised telemarketing has increased over last one year and on an average 46,402 complaints are received per month.
14 Aug, 2013, 08.13 PM IST
Notices issued to 246 telemarketers for violating norms15 telemarketers have been blacklisted from September 27, 2011 -- when Trai issued guidelines on unsolicited commercial communications -- t...
11 Aug, 2013, 11.31 AM IST
Pesky callers hide in small towns with Chinese gear to evade checksThe crackdown on pesky calls last month seems to have failed to make much impact as there is no let up in the flow of unsolicited calls & m...
12 Jun, 2013, 10.11 AM 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
- Over 36k notices sent for unsolicited commercial calls: Trai
Over 36,000 subscribers have been issued notices, and services to 22,000 users has been disconnected for violating norms.
29 Mar, 2012, 10.16 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
- DoT, TRAI spar over pesky calls
The Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are headed for a turf war over who will regulate pesky...
23 Dec, 2010, 01.22 AM 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