The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) plans to strengthen regulations and increase penalties to combat pesky communications affecting mobile phone users. Trai will issue a consultation paper to tighten rules and prevent misuse of the system, according to chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti. The government has allocated a new 160 numbering series for service and transactional calls, distinguishing them from promotional calls using the 140 series.
TRAI to shortly release views on regulating communication apps, ET Telecom indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Spam Calls: Soon-to-be unfair trade practice, telemarketing & fraudulent calls to incur criminal liability, ET Telecom indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unwanted promotional calls to attract hefty fines; new guidelines as early as this month livemint.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livemint.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.