Summary
The Truecaller app says these numbers belong to people who call to sell things. 📱
Phone helpers want to stop the bad calls so we can talk safely.
Key Points
3 points1
Phone numbers beginning with 140 or 160 are being used for many unwanted calls.
2
The Truecaller app reports lots of spam from these numbers.
3
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is looking at the problem.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsspam
annoying messages or calls that you did not ask for
telemarketer
someone who calls you to try to sell something
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
the group that makes rules about phones in India
app
a small program you can use on a phone or tablet
series
a group of numbers that share the same start
numbers
the phone codes that let you call someone
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