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Why Trai chief has called Apple 'anti-consumer' in India

While Google's Android supports our Do-Not-Disturb (DND) app, Apple's iOS does not

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BS Web Team New Delhi
Telecom regulator Trai has accused iPhone maker Apple being "anti-consumer" in India. To tighten the noose on telemarketers, Trai,  in 2016, had launched a mobile application for telecom subscribers to register their complaints against pesky calls and SMSes.

While Android users can install the 'Do Not Disturb' (DND) app, iOS users do not have access to it. The matter has remained unresolved over the last one year and has now led to an attack on the American electronics giant by R S Sharma, chairman of Trai.  

"While Google's Android supports our Do-Not-Disturb (DND) app, Apple has just been discussing,

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