TRAI advises people to report spam calls through App. Mere blocking on phone doesn't help

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued an advisory urging citizens to report spam calls/SMS through TRAI DND App. highlighting that simply blocking numbers on personal devices does not stop spam at source.

Acting on complaints, TRAI, during the past one year, has facilitated disconnection and blacklisting of more than 21 lakh mobile numbers and about one lakh entities involved in sending spam and fraudulent messages.

When a user reports a spam call or SMS on the TRAI DND App, it allows TRAI and telecom service providers to trace, verify, and permanently disconnect the mobile numbers.

In contrast, blocking a number on phone only hides it on your personal device- it does not prevent the scammer fr...