New Delhi, March 13 -- The telecom regulator has proposed additional charges and penalties on operators that allow bulk spam calls and messages, as the menace has exploded with the rise of automation.

A 5 paise per minute termination charge will have to be paid by the operator from whose network robocalls originate-from numbers other than 1400 or 1600 series-to the carrier which receives such communication, according to the proposal released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday. It also proposed financial disincentives or penalties for operators who improperly register or allow the use of wrong SMS headers and content templates for promotional SMSes.

The regulator also seeks faster action against suspected spamm...