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Is TRAI really interested in protecting telecom subscribers from the menace of Pesky calls?

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Is TRAI really interested in protecting telecom subscribers from the menace of Pesky calls? I refer to the article that has appeared in Times of India dtd. 25/05/2013 titled "TRAI cracks down on pesky callers" To the readers I would like to refer to my article on telemarketing calls appeared on my blog which has appeared on 11/05/2012, 08/08/2012, 07/11/2012. Theses articles by way oof my advocacy with TRAI have been sent to them. The paper clearly says that the bulk of telemarketing SMS and calls are being originated from unregistered telemarketers. There are two issues that are important to the problem which were needing attention of TRAI and are being continuously ignored for the reasons best known to them: 1. The procedure laid down for complaining is so complicated that the NCPR registered subscribers prefer to delete the message or forget receiving trouble of telemarketing call than making any complaint. The solution to the problem is if the penalty is imposed o