Rs 500 fine for every unsolicited call

Telecom regulator TRAI came down heavily on telemarketers by imposing a fine of Rs 500 on them for each unsolicited commercial call or message - a move that would give relief to telephone users. Issuing a new regulation to curb unsolicited commercial calls, TRAI said the regulation would come into effect from Tuesday. A national do not call registry-containing list of telephone numbers would be created by the National Informatics Centre within three months.