TRAI urges citizens to report spam via 'DND App' after massive blacklisting drive

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has over the past year, acting on citizen complaints, facilitated the disconnection and blacklisting of more than 21 lakh mobile numbers and around one lakh entities involved in sending spam and fraudulent messages.

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Sharing these actions taken by the TRAI, Ministry of Communications said it demonstrates that collective reporting by users plays a crucial role in curbing telecom misuse nationwide.

The telecom regulator has issued an advisory urging citizens to report spam calls/SMS through the TRAI DND App, highlighting that simply blocking numbers on personal devices does not stop spam at the source.

This large-scale action, according to the government, was made possible because citizens reported spam through the official TRAI DND App.