Telecom Regulator Tackles Spam Callers with Iron Hand, More than 2.75 Lakh Mobile Numbers disconnected

TRAI has a Statement In the report, it was told, “Telecom service providers have taken strict measures against those who misuse telecom connections to make spam calls. More than 2.75 lakh telecom connections related to spam calls have been disconnected. Along with this, more than 50 firms have been blacklisted.” In the first half of this year, TRAI has received more than 7.9 lakh complaints of spam calls from unregistered telemarketers. Last month, strict instructions were given to telecom service providers to stop promotional calls from unregistered telemarketers. TRAI hopes that this will reduce spam calls and provide relief to users.

As per TRAI’s directive issued last month, all telecom companies in the country need to stop pre-recorded, computer generated or other types of spam calls from unregistered telemarketers or unregistered senders. The consequences for those who violate this rule were also decided. TRAI had said that if any unregistered telemarketer is found involved in spam calls, then he may have to lose phone connections.

TRAI has also started using blockchain technology to stop the problem of spam calls. TRAI has said that information related to blacklisting of the sender of spam calls will be provided by the Originating Access Provider (OAP) to all other access providers within 24 hours. After this, all telecom connections of the sender making spam calls will be disconnected. Apart from this, unregistered telemarketers making commercial voice calls will be shifted to TRAI’s blockchain platform within 30 days of issuing this notice. Telecom companies have started trial of caller ID service in some regions to deal with spam calls. This can make it easier to stop fake and spam calls.