Govt issues draft guidelines to curb unsolicited biz messages, calls; seeks public commentsConsumer Affairs Ministry seeks public comments on draft guidelines to curb unsolicited and unwanted business communications like promotion...
20 Jun, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
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
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
Employ only registered telemarketers to market services:RBI to banksThe unregistered telemarketers were using their normal telephone connections for making commercial calls to customers.
15 Jul, 2013, 03.10 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
- Telemarketers ask people to remove nos from don't-call list
Days before rules to curb pesky calls and SMSes take effect, telemarketing firms are sending messages to cellular subscribers to remove the...
27 Feb, 2011, 10.49 AM IST
- TRAI pushes back deadline for checking pesky calls to March 1
Mobile subscribers looking for respite from unsolicited marketing calls and SMSes will now have to wait till March 1, as Trai has extended ...
31 Jan, 2011, 10.07 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
- Subscribers to wait till Feb 1 for relief against pesky calls
"Telemarketers Registration shall commence from January 15, 2011 and other provisions shall come into force from February 1, 2011," Trai sa...
28 Dec, 2010, 08.49 PM IST
- Mobile users may get relief from pesky calls from February
Mobile subscribers may have to wait for some more time to get relief from unsolicited calls and SMSes as telecom regulator TRAI is likely t...
28 Dec, 2010, 02.00 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
- Playback time for buyers of policies from telemarketers
Policyholders can now ask cos to show record of their conversation to check authenticity of promised policies.
28 Sep, 2010, 03.45 AM IST
- Troubled by unwanted calls? Fire your bank
Unsolicited marketing calls from banks may finally come under restrain, with the central bank taking measures to fix responsibility on bank...
04 Jul, 2007, 02.29 AM IST
- Telemarketers phone may be disconnected
Telecom regulator Trai has asked all service providers to disconnect telephone connections of telemarketers who are not registered with the...
28 Jun, 2007, 01.33 AM IST
- Trai imposes fine on unsolicited calls
While the legislation comes into place from today, subscribers will have to wait for the NDNC to be set up.
06 Jun, 2007, 12.45 AM IST
- Fine Show: Unsolicited calls may finally hang up
India on Monday joined a select group of nations that have a national-do-not-call registry (NDNC) and also a policy to regulate telemarketi...
24 Apr, 2007, 03.48 AM IST
- Telemarketers can’t call you from April 1
Any subscriber can opt for a blanket ban on all calls or can select the kind of calls they wish to receive.
27 Jan, 2007, 12.37 AM IST