PIB Press Release
Press Information Bureau Government of India
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY
16:16 IST
RAJYA SABHA
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued 'The Telecom
Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulations, 2007' in June 2007 to curb
the nuisance of unwanted calls. In order to increase the effectiveness of
compliance of these Regulations, the following amendments have been made:
(i) To discourage the registered telemarketers from sending
Unsolicited Commercial Communications, the Telecom Tariff Order (47th
Amendment) has
been issued which has the following provisions :-
list of 3 items
. Payment of Rs.500 as tariff to the Service Provider in case the telemarketer
makes the unsolicited commercial communications for the first time.
. Payment of Rs.1000 as tariff to the Service Provider in case the
telemarketer makes the unsolicited commercial communications for second
(subsequent)
time.
. Disconnection of the telecom facilities of the telemarketer by the Service
Provider if unsolicited commercial communication is not stopped even after
imposition of the prescribed Rs.500 and Rs.1000 tariff by the Service Provider
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(ii) In case Service Providers do not take action as per the above
Regulations and a complaint is made to the Authority, an amount by way of
financial
disincentive is imposable on the Service Providers. (An amount not exceeding
five thousand rupees for the first non-compliance and in case of second
or subsequent non-compliance an amount not exceeding twenty thousand rupees
for each such non-compliance).
In regard to penalization of telemarketers, as per information available with
TRAI as on 29.02.2008, the service providers have taken action against the
telemarketers as per TRAI's Telecom Tariff Order. In regard to financial
disincentive for Service Provider, the amendment will come into force from the
date of its publication in the official gazette. The amendment to the
Regulation has been published in the gazette only on 09.04.2008.
Details of action taken by Service Providers against telemarketers for
violation of the Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communication Regulations, 2007
-
(i) Number of warning letters issued to registered telemarketers =
5064
(ii) Number of registered telemarketers charged with Rs.500/- =
157
(iii) Number of registered telemarketers lines disconnected =
98
(iv) Number of unregistered telemarketers lines disconnected =
435.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and
Information Technology, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply to
an un-starred question in the RajyaSabha today.
(Sweety Bhalla)
Assistant Manager
IFCI LTD
New Delhi India
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