Telcos face new fines over failure to curb spam calls
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) imposed another set of financial penalties on telcos last week for their failure to curb spam, officials aware of the details told ET.
«The penalties have been imposed on all the four major mobile operators-Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and BSNL-as well as some smaller firms, as part of the TCCCPR rules,» an official said on condition of anonymity.
The regulator had earlier imposed penalties on telcos too, but it had not realised any sum as operators contend they should not be held accountable for something which they don't control or perpetuate.
In the latest round, around ₹12 crore of penalties have been imposed on telcos and if earlier penalties are considered, about ₹141 crore has to be paid by telcos as fine to the regulator for their failure to curb spam.
Queries sent to Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL remained unanswered at the time of going to press.
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