Over 1 crore fraudulent mobile connections disconnected with help of 'Sanchar Saathi': Ministry of Communications

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New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): More than one crore fraudulent mobile connections disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Tuesday...

To curb the menace of spam calls, TRAI has directed telecom operators to disconnect and blacklist entities using bulk connections for spam calls, including robocalls and pre-recorded calls..

In the last fortnight, over 3.5 lakh such numbers have been disconnected and 50 entities have been blacklisted..

Till date, more than one crore fraudulent mobile connections have been disconnected with the help of Sancharsaathi. Further, 2.27 lakh mobile handsets have been blocked for involvement in cybercrime and financial frauds...

The TRAI has also issued consultation papers on provisions of immediate suspension of services of unregistered telemarketers on receipt of complaints beyond a pre-defined threshold number, and implementation of proactive detection and action on suspected spammers...

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