In crackdown on spam, Trai cuts off 2.1 million phone numbers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has disconnected and blacklisted more than 2.1 million mobile phone numbers, along with nearly 100,000 entities involved in spam and fraudulent communications, over the past year.
The action follows citizen complaints filed through the Trai Do Not Disturb (DND) app.

The regulator has urged users to actively report spam calls and messages through the dedicated platform rather than simply blocking numbers on personal devices. Trai cautioned that blocking prevents the number from contacting only an individual user, but does nothing to stop the scammer from continuing to target others through newly procured numbers.