Plea in HC for not blocking incoming facilities on mobile for non-payment during COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to TRAI and Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to ensure telecom companies do not block incoming services on a subscriber’s number during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PIL by a law student has contended that telecom companies action of blocking incoming calls and messages on account of failure to recharge subscription is causing grave hardship to people who cannot afford to spend money on that in the prevailing circumstances.

“Forcing a person amid financial crunches to recharge their subscription out of limited resources they are left with in order to prevent the blocking of incoming call and incoming message causes grave prejudice to them,” the petition by law student Priyatam Bhardwaj said.