August 14, 2024 at 02:37AM
India’s TRAI has directed telcos to block unregistered telemarketers, imposing a two-year ban and requiring data to be shared on a DLT platform. Telcos must provide compliance reports and list banned spammers twice a month. This move aims to combat spam calls, but previous efforts have yielded subpar results. TRAI is also exploring AI to tackle the issue.
From the meeting notes provided, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telcos to take strict measures to curb spam and scam calls. This includes banning unregistered telemarketers and preventing them from using networks for up to two years. The telcos are required to share information about banned telemarketers with other telcos and cut off their services within 24 hours. Telcos must also submit regular updates on the spammers they have banned. TRAI’s motivation for these changes came from a surge of complaints about unregistered telemarketers over the past 18 months, with previous efforts to curb the issue yielding subpar results. TRAI also introduced a blockchain-powered scamlist and later intended to incorporate AI to address the problem.
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