TRAI’s New Rules: Say Goodbye to Spam Calls and Messages Starting November 1!
TRAI’s New Rules: In an exciting twist for mobile users across India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) announced significant changes aimed at taking on the menace of spam and fraudulent calls. New regulations will begin on November 1 and promise to sweep away all those pesky nuisance calls that have plagued our phones.
Lowdown on the New Messaging Detection Rules:
So, what does this mean for you? It simply is the deployment of a messaging detection system aimed to enhance the monitoring of spam and fraudulent calls. That's like having a superhero in your pocket, ready to stop unwanted calls from ever ringing through! It is a big win for you as a customer of telecom operators like Jio, Airtel, Vi, or BSNL.
This is coming after the TRAI has issued a directive to telecom companies that have to put in messaging detection systems in their work. The date is now set, and in about a week from now, all these changes will become effective, and your mobile experience will be much better and less cluttered.
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What You Should Expect
Starting November 1, 2024, the tracking and controlling of fraudulent calls and messages will gain prominence on mobile phones. Much-needed good news for those fed up with spam will soon be easy to spot and track, thanks to the new regulation by TRAI.
About a month ago, early August saw TRAI finally clarify the position for all telecom operators that they are to now block messages from telemarketers and any kind of promotional content, particularly banking and e-commerce-related messages and financial institution ones. All this would create an ordered landscape of communication so that you only receive information that's relevant and appealing.
A Two-Way Knife?
However, with great power comes great responsibility—or in this case, potential inconvenience. Users are likely to lose some vital banking messages and One-Time Passwords (OTPs) due to the new regulations. This could momentarily stall online payments for some frustrated digital transaction users.
India generates around 1.5 to 1.7 billion commercial messages per day, so the system should correctly identify between spam and authentic communications.
