Indian telcos to join forces to tackle rising spam calls & messages menace

In a rare move, Indian telecom operators may set aside competition to combat the growing menace of spam calls and messages. Chief executive of Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal has reached out to rivals Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, and Tata Teleservices, proposing a unified system for monitoring corporate connections used for commercial calling. This collaborative approach aims to prevent the misuse of these connections, a persistent issue affecting millions of consumers daily, reported The Economic Times.