Pesky call complaints rise steadily since 2022, over 82% against unregistered telemarketers, Governments tells Parliament
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/pesky-call-complaints-rise-steadily-since-2022-over-82-against-unregistered-telemarketers-governments-tells-parliament/articleshow/133215304.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-13 14:17:21
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-13 16:14:49
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Grievances against pesky calls and messages have risen significantly since 2022. Most complaints are filed against unregistered telemarketers, data shows. Telecom connections of pesky callers were disconnected, but numbers fell recently. Action on sponsoring entities has seen a continuous rise in blacklisting. Registered telemarketers also faced blacklisting actions by authorities.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-13 16:14:49
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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