TRAI to fine telecom companies for unsolicited calls

By Staff

Published: Friday, January 18, 2008, 15:27 [IST]

New Delhi, Jan 18, 2008 : If you are being troubled by pesky telemarketers even after registering your number in the National Do-Not-Call registry, relief may finally be at hand.

According to sources TRAI has proposed that service providers will be fined Rs 5,000 if an NDNC registered customer gets a telemarketing call. According to a TRAI official stiff regulations have been imposed in order to increase the effectiveness of the regulation thereby reducing inconvenience to the subscribers.

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