No more telemarketing-bullshit

Ever experienced this ? You're sitting on your couch, watching TV when your cellphone starts vibrating on the table. You see the number, don't recognize it and wonder whose disturbing you. You pick up the phone.

"Hello sir, I'm calling from XYXYX bank, are you interested in opening a savings account with us ?"

Frustrated, you open your mouth to say, "NO, I'm NOT interested, don't EVER call me again !".

And you get the same call a couple of days later.


Well, I get telemarketing calls like this all the time and it sure irritates the shit out of me. But we may get relief from this soon ! The Indian Government has made a move towards this and are planning to create a "Do Not Call List". Subscribers like us can register on this list, and the next time a firm violates this, they will be fined Rs. 500 for any call they make to us or any message they send to us. Repetition of the offence can lead to their disconnection !

Finally, this trend of "mobile spam" could come to an end !