TRAI disconnects 21 lakh spam numbers in a year
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What happened
- Acting on citizen complaints through the TRAI DND app, over 21 lakh numbers and about one lakh entities were disconnected and blacklisted in a year [PIB].
- TRAI advised citizens to report spam on the DND app, because blocking on the phone does not stop the sender [PIB].
Background
- Blocking a number on the phone only hides it on that device, TRAI said [PIB].
Why it matters
- Reporting turns individual annoyance into enforcement data.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-11-24): acting on citizen complaints through the TRAI DND app, over 21 lakh numbers and about one lakh entities were disconnected and blacklisted in a year.
- Reporting turns individual annoyance into enforcement data.
Quotable data pointActing on citizen complaints through the TRAI DND app, over 21 lakh numbers and about one lakh entities were disconnected and blacklisted in a year.
PIB: TRAI: Action on fraudulent numbers, 24 Nov 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: TRAI DND.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Numbers disconnected in a year
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
App to report spam to TRAI
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
Entities blacklisted
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Go deeper
Official source: PIB: TRAI: Action on fraudulent numbers, 24 Nov 2025
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