TRAI takes action against 1.83 Lakh telecom resources to curb unsolicited commercial communicationsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) took action against 1.83 lakh telecom resources and blacklisted 263 senders during the fir...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Trai recommends new numbering system for landline usersFixed-line users may need to dial the full 10-digit number for local calls if Trai's recommendation is accepted. This new numbering system ...
06 Feb, 2025, 09.23 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
Trai's spam call check: 50 entities blacklisted, 2.75 lakh numbers disconnected in two weeksTelecom service providers have blacklisted over 50 entities and disconnected more than 2.75 lakh mobile numbers following TRAI's crackdown ...
03 Sep, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
Telecom regulator asks public not to fall prey to fraudulent calls claiming to be from TRAITRAI alerted citizens about fraudulent calls threatening mobile disconnection, claiming to be from them. It clarified it does not contact u...
21 Aug, 2024, 07.22 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
Trai move to charge for numbers will increase cost for users, telcos sayIndustry executives believe that charging telecom companies for numbering resources allocated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ...
12 Jun, 2024, 01.24 PM IST
Trai asks mobile users to report fraudulent calls/ SMSes/ WhatsApp messages to DoTThe telecom regulator in India has urged mobile users to report fraudulent calls, text messages, and WhatsApps from third-party agencies cl...
06 Jun, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
Govt asks Jio, Airtel, Idea to block 28,000 phones, verify 20 lakh numbersThe Department of Telecom (DoT) has directed major telecom operators to block 28,200 mobile handsets allegedly linked to cyber crimes. This...
13 May, 2024, 03.16 PM IST
Nearly a million complaints regarding spam calls/messages logged in 2022Last year, telcos disconnected 32, 032 numbers that were found in repeated violation of regulations regarding telemarketing, while more tha...
26 Jul, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Pay Rs 500 to restore phones disconnected for pesky calls: TraiSectoral regulator Trai has notified that phones disconnected for sending pesky communications could be restored on payment of Rs 500 per c...
08 Apr, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
Trai threatens to cut services to seven banksThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has threatened to cut telecom services to seven public and private sector banks.
24 Sep, 2013, 06.10 AM IST
TRAI warns seven banks for sending pesky communicationsTrai today said seven banks, were involved in pesky communications and warned that their telecom resources could be disconnected.
23 Sep, 2013, 08.27 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
Senders of pesky calls, SMSes will face disconnection: TRAITrai has decided that telecom facilities given to subscriber would be immediately disconnected if it is found being used for sending unsoli...
24 May, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
- Over 51,000 unregistered telephone numbers violating telemarketer guidelines disconnected
The government has disconnected over 51,000 unregistered telephone numbers being used to carry out telemarketing activities till July, 2012.
17 Aug, 2012, 07.46 PM IST
- TRAI proposes Rs 500 fine on 1st complaint against pesky SMSes
To curb the menace of unsolicited SMSes, Trai today proposed charging unregistered telemarketers a penalty of Rs 500 on first complaint.
03 Aug, 2012, 11.18 PM IST