Block Unwanted Phone Calls by Registering Your Preference

Are you fed up of the growing menace of unsolicited telephone calls? Now TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has recently issued some regulations for the hi-end customers with the prime objective to ensure them not to get any promotional nature of commercial communications unless they opt for receiving them. So you can block these unsolicited phone calls by registering your preference with your current service provider by sending text messages. For blocking these pesky calls, there are two choices for you – fully blocked category and partially blocked category.


 If you have already registered your cell number with NDNC, you need not register your number again. You will come under fully blocked (no telemarketing calls/SMS) category. In this case, you can change your preference.

Procedure to Register/change Your Preference

You can register your preference by two ways.

Through Voice Call

If you want to register/change your preference, you can do by calling at toll free number 1909. When you dial this phone number, you will be prompted to register your preference via customer care executive or through IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System).

By Sending SMS

You can also register your preference for unsolicited calls by sending a text message to 1909. In this regard, if you are opting for fully block category, you should send SMS “START 0” to 1909. In other case, you should send message “START <option> to 1909. For e.g. if you want to receive messages from Education, then you should send your message in the format “START 3” to 1909. For multiple options, you can send message in format “START 2, 3” to 1909 if you want calls and messages from real estate and education. If you want to change your preference, you can send text message to 1909 in the format “STOP <option>” whatever your preference is. For your convenience, I have also provided list of options.

0	Fully Blocked (No Telemarketing Call/SMS)
1	Banking/Insurance/Financial Products/Credit Cards
2	Real Estate
3	Education
4	Health
5	Consumer goods and automobiles
6	Communication/ Broadcasting/Entertainment/IT
7	Tourism and Leisure

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