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A proposed central telecoms subscriber database and an alternative caller ID service that uses KYC data with telcos will end up creating more issues than they hope to resolve.

Over the last month, I have noticed an uptick in telemarketing calls to sell me credit cards, home loans, auto loans, personal loans and brokerage accounts.
I am not alone, surely.
Over the last two weeks, the number of tweets and social media posts over spam calls from banks and financial companies have increased manifold. User complaints range from late night calls, use of private numbers and pre-recorded messages to the ineffectiveness of the do-not-disturb feature provided by the telecom regulator and telcos.
A perusal of Google Trends reveals that searches for “bank spam” over the last five years have …
Once seen as a threat, global capability centres appear to be becoming a potential growth driver for the country’s IT giants.
The loan aggregator keeps sending updates on WhatsApp even to users who haven’t applied for a loan. The company is exploiting a grey area in India’s telecom regulatory framework and WhatsApp’s policies.
Elon Musk’s satellite internet promises a new way to get online. How will it coexist with the country's telecom giants?