DoT allots numbering series exclusively for service and transactional voice calls

According to the telemarketers, the move could help regulate personal data misuse while also curbing the spam menace.

The new 160xxxxxxx number series allotted by the Department of Telecommunications will not only help crack down on unsolicited telemarketer calls using 10-digit mobile numbers, but enable consumers differentiate service/transactional calls versus other types of calls.

The communication business today is a meme. Transient. Flippant. Momentary. Joke

Any pitch that the clients call is a free show and two dozen agencies line up to mount a variety entertainment show. (Representational image: Markus Winkler via Unsplash)

Why is it that the brands have started to have fun at the cost of the agencies? writes Naresh Gupta, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Bang In The Middle. Read on