Telecom Body Cracks Down, Disconnects Personal Numbers Used For Spam
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"For registered telemarketers, TRAI has a comprehensive regulatory framework," TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti told NDTV Profit
Any telemarketer that makes spam calls or sends spam text from personal numbers will find the numbers disconnected. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a major crackdown against those engaged in spam calls and text.
TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti in an interview to NDTV Profit said entities connected to numbers that send spam will be blacklisted. At least 18 lakh numbers have been disconnected and over 800 entities have been blacklisted in the last three months, Mr Lahoti said.
"It's a big menace for the privacy of telecom consumers. For registered telemarketers, TRAI has a comprehensive regulatory framework," the telecom regulator's Chairman said.
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