Union Budget 2011: TRAI extends deadline for new rules

Mobile subscribers will have to wait till March 21 to get relief from pesky calls and SMSes as telecom regulator Trai has extended the deadline for implementing new rules to curb this menace for the third time.

February 28, 2011 / 18:27 IST

Mobile subscribers will have to wait till March 21 to get relief from pesky calls and SMSes as telecom regulator Trai has extended the deadline for implementing new rules to curb this menace for the third time.

This regulation was to be initially implemented on January 1. The deadline was later extended to February 1.

Subsequently, TRAI gave a second extension to the telecom operators, giving them till March 1 to implement the rules.

Now the new deadline for implementing this regulation is March 21.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has cited the delay in allocation of a uniform number series for fixed line telemarketers by the Department of Telecom as the main reason for the latest deferral.

"The number series for fixed networks are still not allocated by DoT.

first published: Feb 28, 2011 06:24 pm

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