Protect yourself from pesky calls on your mobile

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In India, cell phone user get many unsolicited commercial calls on their phone. It is a big problem. To curb this menace, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) started a do-not-call-registry where mobile users can register their number. As per an estimate about 8.3m users have signed up for do-not-call registry. I signed up two months back and there is certain reduction in the number of unsolicited telemarketing calls and messages. But this measure did not have desired effect. Mobile subscribers have been agitating about the continued menace of unsolicited calls and SNSs. Parliament, Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, RBI and consumer groups all have voiced concern on this nuisance. TRAI have now announced stiff penalties on telecom service providers and telemarketers for noncompliance of its regulations. Under this new initiative, a subscriber must make a complaint to the service provider withing 15 days of receiving the pesky call. The penalty for first call is up to Rs. 5000, which can go up Rs. 20000 for subsequent calls. Friends, a good measure indeed. Protect yourself from these pesky calls.