NEW DELHI : The Department of Telecom has proposed to further tighten the noose on pesky callers by imposing a ₹10,000 penalty for every call and SMS made by telemarketers after 50 violations, according to an official source. "In case of non re-verification, all those numbers will be disconnected and associated IMEIs will be put under suspected list. No calls, SMS or data will be allowed for the IMEIs in suspected list for a period of 30 days," the source said. Any communication made by pesky callers from a new connection using the device with IMEI number recorded in the grey list will be asked for re-verification. If the pesky caller's number is activated after re-verification and is again found to be violating norms, then usage of the new connection will be capped to 20 calls and 20 SMSes per day for six months.

Source: Mint July 05, 2021 16:52 UTC