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TATA TELE ; TRAI MAY GET POWERS TO REGULATE CALL MANAGEMENT APPS LIKE TRUECALLER 📞⚖️ • 🏛️ TRAI has approached MeitY seeking "Authorized Agency" status under the IT Act to regulate call management apps like Truecaller • 🚫 Objective is to prevent the wrongful blocking of legitimate commercial calls, including 140 & 1600 series numbers • 🤝 MeitY is consulting with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on granting these regulatory powers • 📲 Truecaller says unblocking 140 & 1600 numbers could lead to an increase in spam calls