The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, (TRAI) on August 08, 2024, issued a notification regarding certain decisions related to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).
The following has been decided-
•If any entity misuses its SIP/ PRI lines for making spam calls, all the Telecom Resources of the entity shall be disconnected by its Telecom Service Provider (TSP) and the entity shall be blacklisted by it. The TSP shall share this information with all other TSPs who will, in turn, disconnect all the telecom resources given by them to that entity and blacklist it for a period of up to two years. No new telecom resources shall be allocated to it by any TSP during the period of blacklisting.
•With effect from September 01, 2024, no message, containing URLs/ APKs that are not whitelisted, shall be allowed to be delivered.
•The technical implementation of Entity and Telemarketer chain binding for ensuring traceability of the message flow shall be completed by the TSPs by October 31, 2024.
•TRAI emphasized an urgent need to take firm action on spammers using PRI/SIP connections for voice calls/Robocalls/Pre-recorded calls without further delay. All the TSPs promised to extend full support to TRAI in curbing the menace of spam calls and implement all the Directions of TRAI within the timeframe.
[Notification No. 49/2024]
