{"id":1244742,"date":"2023-04-17T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1244742"},"modified":"2023-04-17T10:06:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:36:54","slug":"all-commercial-calls-in-india-can-get-a-new-number-series-for-easy-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/all-commercial-calls-in-india-can-get-a-new-number-series-for-easy-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"All Commercial Calls In India Can Get A New Number Series For Easy Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Department of telecommunications (DoT) has approved Telecom Regulatory Authority of India\u2019s (Trai) proposal to assign a different series of phone numbers to companies for service-related commercial calls, which are not for promotional purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-3-4.png\" alt=\"All Commercial Calls In India Can Get A New Number Series For Easy Identification\" class=\"wp-image-1244748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-3-4.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-3-4-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-3-4-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serving the public<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Objective is to help subscribers distinguish between genuine commercial calls and promotional ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue at present is that amid an increase in spam and fraudulent calls, subscribers reject calls even from their banks, which may be service-related or assistance, or from product servicing companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Separate number series based on requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phone number series will be issued to principal entities (businesses like banks) based on their requirement, for which Trai will soon come up with guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new series will work as an identifier for them and will be displayed on phone screens at the time of the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the \u2018140\u2019 number series has been issued to telemarketing companies, but there\u2019s no distinction between firms delivering services and those for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time extension<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Trai has given more time to telecom operators to implement its earlier directions to stop misuse of headers and message templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator has not made any formal announcement for this but compliance will take at least two to three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an ongoing process and the regulator will conduct another meeting with telcos next week to check on the progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Delayed compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Trai directed telcos to block all unverified and unused headers and templates within 30 days and 60 days, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline to comply with the directions was April 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, banking and financial institutions, which constitute the majority of the spam and fraudulent messages, have delayed compliance due to fiscal year closure related business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They sought time till April-end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Telcos\u2019 complaints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telcos only own the network and promotional messages are sent by enterprises through telemarketers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They informed TRAI that only 7-8% of the principal entities have complied with the directions on cleaning of headers, templates and removal of those templates not in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the matter of pesky calls, 10-digit numbers have been difficult to tackle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vodafone Idea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vodafone Idea recently presented its regulatory sandbox developed with Tanla Platforms to Trai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system uses an algorithm to block fraudulent or spam calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this, Trai is also expected to issue a standard process framework in the next two weeks that will detail the regulations around the same for all telcos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRAI\u2019S words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery telco is free to implement their own sandbox based on the principles and guidelines suggested by Trai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will come after the pilot project is completed,\u201d Trai chairman PD Vaghela had said last month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DND ineffective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a survey by community social media platform LocalCircles, nine in 10 subscribers complain of getting pesky or unwanted calls for brand promotion or sales despite registering for the Do 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