Regulators' panel brainstorm on taking action on spammers making robo calls

A joint panel of sectoral regulators brainstormed on taking urgent action on spammers making promotional voice, robo and pre-recorded calls in a meeting convened by the telecom regulator Trai on Tuesday.

The joint committee of regulators (JCOR) was attended by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MoCA) and Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), an official statement said.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) and Home Ministry representatives also attended the meeting as special guests.

The regulators deliberated on business entities making commercial voice calls using cloud-based telephony and fixed-line connection-based private exchanges, with hundreds of indicators in violation of Trai's regulations.

"These entities should be migrated to the designated 140 series for making promotional call