Grahakjago (S.K.Virmani)©

Do you feel that the latest TRAI regulations of unsolicited commercial communications is going to save you from telemarketing calls? An article : Are you still getting disturbed from Telemarketers despite strong regulations by TRAI- Why so?                     was published on this blog and the attention of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was also drawn about the problems being faced by the mobile users from telemarketing calls. We are thankful to TRAI for their intervention in making regulations further rigid. Thanks to the telemarketers who were also creating nuisance to Hon'able Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister through such telemarketing messages. However, the basic issue of unregistered telemarketers may not get addressed which is the main source of all such nuisance. Merely by increasing the cost of the SMS from 100 nos. onwards is not going to get relief to the telemarket...

TRAI has brought out regulations w.e.f. 27th September 2011 to curb the menace of telemarketing calls. However, telecom companies seems not to be cooperating TRAI in implementation of these regulations. The following regulations are pertinent to the post: 1. All the telemarketers are required to be registered with TRAI for the purpose of telemarketing business. 2. All the telemarketing calls are to be carried out during 9.00 AM to 9.00 PM 3. All the telemarketing calls should originate from a number series of 140xx xx xxx so that the receiver of the call can identify the incoming call as telemarketing before opting to receive or not. 4. All the telemarketing SMS should be sent with a 9 alphanumeric character code or identifier and no message of telemarketing nature can be sent through an mobile number. 5. There can not be telemarketing call to a number which is registered with NCPR. It means the customer who have got their mobile number registered with NCPR can not receive ...