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To check spam, Trai plans to regulate telemarketersThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon introduce a consultation paper detailing a regulatory framework for telemarketer...18 Feb, 2025, 12.29 AM IST- DoT seeks Trai clarity on bank guarantee encashmentThe communications ministry seeks clarity from the telecom regulator on which licence clauses can be invoked to encash telcos' bank guarant...03 Jan, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
- India's telcos implement SMS traceability to combat spam and enhance securityIndian telecom operators have implemented a system to track commercial SMS messages, aiming to curb spam and fraud. Over 90% of principal e...11 Dec, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
- DoT dials trai to bring telemarketers under regulatory mechanism for spamThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will regulate telemarketers to curb spam messages and calls. DoT has sought recommendations from...15 Oct, 2024, 10.10 AM IST
- Telemarketing entities should be regulated to curb spam: Telcos to TraiTelecom companies advocate for government licensing of telemarketing entities and SMS service resellers to curb spam messages. They argue t...12 Oct, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- TRAI leads joint committee of regulators to strengthen measures against spam and telecom fraudThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR) to discuss measures against spa...28 Aug, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
- DoT suspends 2 telemarketers for sending fraud messagesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has suspended the operations of V-con Intelligent Security, a part of the Videocon Group, and On...18 Jul, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
- DoT take down over 1000 SMS content templates to protect citizens from potential fraudDoT, with support from MHA, cracked down on spam calls by blacklisting 73 SMS headers and 1,522 content templates to prevent SMS fraud, as ...28 May, 2024, 04.40 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
- Top regulators, govt departments join forces to counter pesky calls, online fraudRegulators such as RBI, SEBI, Trai, along with government departments like the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and ...22 May, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
- Trai flooded with complaints of pesky calls, messagesThe development has prompted the regulator to expedite fresh steps to curb the menace. For starters, a Joint Committee of Regulators (JCOR)...28 Nov, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
- Government to set up digital intelligence unit to tackle pesky calls, financial fraudsThe move follows a direction from telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who chaired a high level meeting to look at ways to address rising ...15 Feb, 2021, 08.15 PM IST
- US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centersThe US Justice Department said on Tuesday the District Court entered the order of permanent injunction against Michael Brian Cotter, 59, of...30 Dec, 2020, 12.40 PM IST
- Largest hike ever: Telemarketers cry foul as telcos hike bulk SMS fees by 25%-30%“This is a fairly steep hike by telcos and may directly impact marketing budgets in almost every sector such as banking, retail, e-commerce...27 Jul, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
- High Court gives Trai, operators six weeks to show progress in curbing pesky callsPaytm’s parent company One97 Communications had approached the court, accusing Trai, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and state-r...14 Jul, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
- Paytm moves HC claiming telecom companies not preventing phishing activity over their networksPhishing is a cybercrime where people are contacted by email, phone calls or text messages by someone posing as a legitimate representative...29 May, 2020, 09.53 PM IST
- Tech Mahindra, Microsoft join hands to curb pesky callsBased on blockchain technology and built on Microsoft Azure, the solution aims at mitigating the issue of unsolicited commercial communicat...27 Aug, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
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