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TRAI Disconnects 1,37,052 Spammers; 786 Spam Complaints In 2012

Update (Nikhil adds): Something about this data doesn't seem right. Just 786 complaints against spammers in 2012, and over one lakh disconnections? Spam is still prevalent, and if people aren't filing complaints, then it's probably because the process of filing complaints is cumbersome. I've filed less complaints this year because the process of filing a complaint with Airtel (incidentally, I've received two marketing calls from Airtel itself in recent times) is cumbersome. Frankly, a low number of complaints for an issue that is still pervasive shouldn't be seen as an indication of reduction in spam. Earlier: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued notices to 1,48,095 subscribers and disconnected 1,37,052 subscribers violating its SMS Spam regulations. This announcement was made by Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. The minister noted that TRAI had received 786 complaints pertaining to unwanted and pesky calls and text messages for the year 2012-13 (as of November 27, 2012). This is a significant increase from 465 complaints in 2011-12, 412 complaints in 2010-11 and 515 complaints in 2009-10. He also mentioned that 2830 telemarketers have registered with TRAI as of November 29, 2012. TRAI Regulations: Last month, TRAI had issued a new directive asking all telecom providers to take additional measures for controlling SMS spam, which continue to be a major problem in the country even after the imposition of the SMS Spam Guidelines. Among the measures mentioned in the directive include: - Putting a price…

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