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Phone calls from 1600 number series cannot be blocked as ‘spam’, TRAI clarifies amid row over Truecaller, other apps

Hindustan Times •July 10, 2026

Authority also clarified that promotional calls from 140 number series can't be filtered by an app, and can be blocked only by DND registry managed by it.

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