Trai asks telcos to disconnect, blacklist unregistered telemarketers; move part of reducing spam calls

To reduce spam calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday asked telecom operators to disconnect and blacklist telecom resources of unregistered telemarketers and stop voice promotional calls by them to users. The telcos have been asked to disconnect and blacklist such numbers for a period up to two years.

The directions have been issued under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 regulations.