Trai’s anti-spam push: 50 firms blacklisted and 275,000 lines cut by telcos

Telecom operators have taken decisive action against spam calls by unregistered telemarketers, blacklisting 50 companies and disconnecting 275,000 telecom resources, informed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday.

“Access Providers have taken stern measures against misuse of telecom resources for spamming and blacklisted over 50 entities and disconnected more than 2.75 lakh (275,000) SIP DID/Mobile Numbers/Telecom resources,” Trai said in a release.