Some complaints have been received from a few mobile customers
that they had received missed calls from certain telephone numbers or received
calls/messages relating to winning of lottery etc. and that on calling back
these numbers they were charged substantially.
On verification of these
complaints, the telephone numbers from where the missed calls and other
mischievous calls/messages had come were found to be international numbers. In
many cases such numbers relate to premium rate services for which higher charges
apply.
To address the problem of missed calls and other mischievous
calls/messages coming from International locations prompting mobile customers to
respond, TRAI has instructed the Access Service Providers to warn the customers
about such calls and messages and to take other effective measures for
addressing the problem.
This information was given by the Minister of
State for Communications & Information Technology Shri Milind Deora in a
written reply in the Lok Sabha on 16/5/2012.
Source:-PIB
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