India recorded 17.22 lakh UCC complaints by May 2026
India recorded 17.22 lakh unsolicited commercial communications complaints up to May 2026, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said.
TL;DR
- India reported 17.22 lakh UCC complaints up to May 2026.
- TRAI received these complaint figures through access providers.
- The comparable full-year figure for 2025 was 31.09 lakh complaints.
Pemmasani said the UCC, or unsolicited commercial communications, complaints received by various access providers and reported to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reached 17.22 lakh in 2026 up to May. The statement attributes the figure to consumer complaints about pesky calls and SMS in India.
Pemmasani also said access providers reported 31.09 lakh UCC complaints to TRAI for the full year 2025. The figures in his statement compare the January-May 2026 total with the full-year 2025 total.
The source statement identifies access providers as the entities receiving the complaints and reporting them to TRAI. It does not provide a breakdown by operator, telecom circle, complaint type, or enforcement action.
Related questions
- What is UCC in India's telecom sector?
- How many UCC complaints were reported to TRAI in 2025?
- How many pesky call and SMS complaints were reported in India up to May 2026?
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