DoNotDisturb(DND2.0)AppenablessmartphoneuserstoregistertheirmobilenumberunderDNDtoavoidUnsolicitedCommercialCommunication(UCC)/TelemarketingCalls/SMS.ThisisbasedonTRAI,“TelecomCommercialCommunicationCustomerPreferenceRegulations,2010”.
TRAI’sUCCRegulations,Amendmentscanbeseenat:http://www.trai.gov.in/telecom/consumer-initiatives/unsolicited-commercial-communication.
TheApphelpsyou:
1.SetyourDNDpreferences.Alltelemarketersarerequiredtoobeyyourpreferenceswithin7daysoftheirbeingset.
2.LodgeaUCCcomplaintwithyourserviceprovider.TheComplaintsmssentagainstspamsms/callwillbesentto1909intheformatprescribedbyTRAIandwillnotbecharged.TheRegulationsrequireactiontobetakenagainstoffendingtelemarketerwithin7days,whichcouldleadtofinesand/ordisconnectionofline.
3.Checkthestatusofcomplaintsfiledbyyou.
TheApprequirespermissiontoaccessyouraddressbooktodistinguishbetweencalls/messagesfromyoursavedcontactsandthosefromunknowntelemarketers.Youcontactlistisnotuploadedtothebackend,norsharedinanymanner.
Thenewreleasehasthefollowingadditionalfeatures:
·Anintelligentspamdetectionengine(forSMSonly)toassistthesubscriberinreporting
·Crowdsourcingofdataaboutoffendingmessagesandcallstospeedupdetectionofunregisteredtelemarketers
·UpdatesaboutactiontakenoncomplaintswithintheApp
·Easierinterfaceandsetup
Note:InMIUIPhones,permissionhastobeaddedmanuallyforgettinglistofmessagesfromheaderlikeXY-AAAAAA.Forthis,Pleasegotoapppermissionsandclickonotherpermissions.YouwillfindServiceSMSfieldwhichisdisabled.PleaseenablethisfieldandseethattheheadersmswillbeavailableinDNDApp.
PrivacyPolicy:https://main.trai.gov.in/portals-apps/privacy-policy