{
  "id": 19945949,
  "title": "Spam calls: TRAI bars 1.24 lakh telecom resources, disconnects repeat offenders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spam-calls-trai-bars-1-24-lakh-telecom-resources-disconnects-repeat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T07:55:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/trais-spam-crackdown-regularity-authority-bars-1-24-lakh-telecom-resources-blacklists-374-entities-over-violations/articleshow/135826523.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken significant action against telecom resources involved in spam calls and messages, disconnecting 1.24 lakh resources and blacklisting 374 entities for one year for violating unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) rules in the July-September quarter. TRAI received a total of 15.29 lakh complaints about spam calls and messages during this period, with 92.9% of these complaints reported through the TRAI DND App, which had recorded 42.36 lakh downloads by September 30. Telecom operators flagged 19.9 billion incoming calls and SMSes as suspected spam, and issued over 45.9 lakh warning notifications to suspected senders. TRAI has also introduced dedicated numbering series for promotional calls, service calls, and transactional communications to help consumers distinguish between different types of messages.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}