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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
What is SOVA virus: Banks warn customers of virus targeting banking appsAccording to an SBI tweet, SOVA is an Android banking trojan malware that targets banking apps to steal personal information. This malware ...
20 Oct, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Trai scraps rule that mandated 100 SMSes at discounted ratesThis means operators will have a free hand in fixing charges for such bulk SMSes by non-commercial users, and Trai's practice of forbearanc...
03 Jun, 2020, 09.03 PM IST
TRAI seeks solutions to pesky call menaceThe telecom regulator on Tuesday asked operators to suggest ways to deal with the "gigantic problem" within a fortnight.
11 Oct, 2012, 05.04 AM IST
- After brief respite, pesky SMSs and calls are back
Barely three weeks into freedom from unsolicited commercial text messages, mobile phone users are again beginning to receive texts advertis...
19 Oct, 2011, 09.14 AM IST
- Telemarketers and cellphone operators are raking in the moolah by sending spam SMSs in bulk while users fret and fume
Now, with a DM-this or LM-that spamming phones all day long with advertisements, users check their messages with a mix of foreboding and ex...
25 Aug, 2011, 09.13 AM IST
- BJP's Telecom Cell launches campaign against unsolicited text SMSs, voice calls
The memorandum demands the implementation of a system that makes it mandatory for telecom service providers and telemarketer to pay telecom...
28 Jan, 2011, 03.03 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
- Junk SMS mess: Over 100 million a day
Thanks to a commercial SMS costing less than a paisa, every sort of advertiser - from builders, insurance and investment companies, vaastu ...
02 Aug, 2010, 07.45 AM IST
- Trai says ‘Do Call’, companies say sorry
Industry wants existing norms to be strengthened to make ‘do not call’ registry more effective.
07 Jul, 2010, 01.25 AM IST
- Telemarketers oppose creation of 'Do Call Registry'
Teleocm sector regulator Trai’s attempts to replace the failed Do Not Call registry with a Do Call registry to offer relief to consumers ha...
06 Jul, 2010, 05.32 AM IST