On 4/21/08, SC Vashishth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks! Very good information Sweety. > > On 4/21/08, sweety.bhalla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > PIB Press Release > > Press Information Bureau Government of India > > > > table with 4 columns and 7 rows > > 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 > > list end > > (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 > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > -- > Subhash Chandra Vashishth, > Mobile : +91-11-9811125521 > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >
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