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    Latha Ramesh is offline Quite a regular
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    Can anybody pass on our mobile numbers without our knowledge for business purposes?

    Hello all,

    Daily i receive many calls say - ateast 5 per day, regarding credit card offerings and loans from call centres of banks - HDFC, Standard chartered, HSBC, ICICI, etc.
    1) How do they get my personal mobile number? I am using an airtel connection.
    2) Can anybody pass on my number without my knowledge for business purposes? Is this punishable?
    3) What should one do to avoid his/her number getting passed to such centres?

    I am sure this is happening to almost all mobile users. Filing an RTI query can help in any of the above questions? Any information on this issue is welcomed.

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    Last edited by Latha Ramesh; 04-05-2007 at 12:31 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Latha Ramesh View Post
    Hello all,

    1) How do they get my personal mobile number? I am using an airtel connection.
    2) Can anybody pass on my number without my knowledge for business purposes? Is this punishable?
    3) What should one do to avoid his/her number getting passed to such centres?
    Maybe you might have filled up a form or something during an exhibition, where in you entered your mobile number. Alternatively, you might have given the number at a shopping mall counter, when you took the bill or free gift voucher etc. These are usually the sources for mobile numbers. Agents pay a huge amount to access such numbers.

    Passing off numbers without your information is definately punishable. Let not thread this path at the moment. There are better alternatives.

    Note down the numbers you received the calls from. Also note down the date, time and if possible the name of the caller. File a complain with the RBI giving all these details including the name of the bank they were advertising.

    Best wishes




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    Re: Can anybody pass on our mobile numbers without our knowledge for business purposes?

    Quote Originally Posted by mpai View Post
    Passing off numbers without your information is definately punishable. Let not thread this path at the moment. There are better alternatives.
    Hello again,

    Most carriers like Hutch etc. had started a Do Not Disturb option. All you had to was send an SMS like DND to a predefined number. Maybe you can call your customer care service and find out.

    Recently the TRIA has issued a notification today which proposed to set up a National Do Not Call Registry with a penalty of Rs.500/- from the offenders. You might like to check it out here

    http://www.trai.gov.in/trai/upload/P...june07no53.pdf


    Good luck

    Manoj




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    Re: Can anybody pass on our mobile numbers without our knowledge for business purposes?

    Latha,
    Most Cellular operators have a "Do not Call" registry.
    You can either SMS them OR even go their website and list your number there, to get yourself on the list.
    The problem till now was that there were no rules and no penalties to cover such calls. But, as pointed out by Manoj, TRAI has started the ball rolling and penalties as suggested by TRAI are fairly strict. We will all get some relief from such calls, pretty soon !




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    Re: Can anybody pass on our mobile numbers without our knowledge for business purposes?

    Trai to curb unsolicited calls


    TIMES NEWS NETWORK


    New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday issued a regulation to curb unsolicited commercial calls.

    <!----><!---->The regulation directs the setting up of a National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC registry) containing a list of telephone numbers of subscribers who do not want to receive unsolicited commercial communications (UCC). This includes SMS as well. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has been authorised to install the NDNC within three months.

    <!----><!---->Once the registry is operational, telephone subscribers (both landline and cellular) who do not wish to receive UCC can register their telephone number with their telecom service provider for inclusion in the NDNC.

    <!----><!---->The telemarketer will have to verify their calling phone numbers list with the NDNC registry before making a call. Telemarketers will have to register with NDNC Registry to avail the facility of scrubbing their calling list.

    From TOI, Hyderabad Edition, 6th June 2007.




 

 

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