Telcos oppose mandatory display of caller numbers
1 year, 10 months ago

Telcos oppose mandatory display of caller numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Internet and Mobile Association of India, which represents the telecom industry, expressed its concern over the telecom regulator’s proposal to display caller names as such a step would likely to endanger individuals preferring not to be identified to the caller. According to sources in the telecom industry, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is likely to meet top officials of major telecom companies as well as broadcasting firms on February 15 and 16 to discuss issues that the industry is facing. In a consultation paper introduced by Trai, the regulator had said that a ‘calling party name presentation facility’ would protect consumer interests. The implementation of CNAP for such a massive quantum of users would require telecom providers to put in place a secure, synchronised and robust system capable of supporting billions of calls,” it said.

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Display ‘International Call’ for calls from abroad to curb scams: DoT to telecos
2 hours, 49 minutes ago

Display ‘International Call’ for calls from abroad to curb scams: DoT to telecos

Hindustan Times  

The Department of Telecommunications wants all telecom service providers to display ‘international call’ on the phone when subscribers receive calls from outside India to curb cyber scams where scammers masquerade as Indian government and its authorities to dupe people in the country, the department said in a press release on Tuesday. The DoT warned that now scammers were impersonating government …

No more marketing calls! Government brings new rules in a big relief to telecom subscribers
3 months ago

No more marketing calls! Government brings new rules in a big relief to telecom subscribers

India TV News  

The surge in spam calls has posed a significant challenge for telecom users in India. In the past, subscribers of major telecom operators such as Jio, Airtel, and Vi had to request to opt out of these marketing calls. Subscribers will now be automatically opted out, and those interested in receiving marketing calls will need to request to opt in …

THIS new service from telecom operators will protect you from spam calls: Here's how
6 months, 1 week ago

THIS new service from telecom operators will protect you from spam calls: Here's how

India TV News  

Indian telecom operators have started testing a new service that will help users avoid spam calls. Telecom carriers have commenced trials for caller ID services in specific areas in response to pressure from the government and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The Department of Telecommunications has requested telecom companies to show the name of the caller to the recipient …

Govt Cautions Mobile Users to be Wary of Receiving Calls from Foreign Numbers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt Cautions Mobile Users to be Wary of Receiving Calls from Foreign Numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a bid to check fake calls as well as cyber frauds, the government on Friday cautioned mobile users to be wary of receiving calls from foreign numbers, such as those starting with +92, on their WhatsApp. It further advised the users not to disclose any information if they receive calls from individuals claiming to be government officials …

DoT launches services to report, monitor spam and fraud calls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

DoT launches services to report, monitor spam and fraud calls

The Hindu  

The Department of Telecommunications on March 4 launched Chakshu, a platform for telecom users to report fraud or spam callers. The facility, available at sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc, aims to allow citizens to “proactively report suspected fraud communication,” the DoT said in its announcement. The Digital Intelligence Platform was also launched, which would be a non-public data-sharing resource for “Telecom Service Providers, law …

Telecom users should know legal name of anyone calling them: TRAI
10 months ago

Telecom users should know legal name of anyone calling them: TRAI

The Hindu  

Telecom users should know the legal name of anyone calling them, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended on Friday. “Telephone consumers, at various fora, have raised a concern that in absence of the calling party name presentation facility, they prefer not to attend calls from unknown telephone numbers, as most of such calls are unsolicited commercial communications from un-registered …

Modi govt forms committee to draft guidelines to address issue of unsolicited calls, spam messages
10 months, 1 week ago

Modi govt forms committee to draft guidelines to address issue of unsolicited calls, spam messages

India TV News  

The government has announced the formation of a committee to draft guidelines aimed at tackling the problem of pesky, promotional, or unsolicited calls received by consumers, which infringe upon their privacy rights. "To address the issue of pesky/promotional or unsolicited commercial calls received by the consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs has constituted a Committee," an official statement said. Efforts …

Incoming call: On the introduction of the Telecommunications Bill, 2023
1 year ago

Incoming call: On the introduction of the Telecommunications Bill, 2023

The Hindu  

The introduction of the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, inches closer to achieving the Union government’s long-standing aim of consolidating the law for wireless networks and Internet service providers, with a 46-page statute that leaves existing regulatory structures largely intact, while simplifying bureaucratic procedures such as applying for licences and permits for telecom operators. The Bill also lets the satellite Internet industry …

Telecom Bill should be finalised by July: Vaishnaw
1 year, 7 months ago

Telecom Bill should be finalised by July: Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

The Indian Telecommunication Bill, a draft version of which was released late last year for public comment, should ideally take its final form by July, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters on Tuesday. Fraudulent connections Mr. Vaishnaw was announcing the release of the Sanchar Saathi portal, a website that brings together initiatives the government …

Displaying caller names may create a larger privacy risk: IAMAI
1 year, 10 months ago

Displaying caller names may create a larger privacy risk: IAMAI

India TV News  

The Internet and Mobile Association of India, commonly known as IAMAI has raised concerns over privacy and implementation in response to the proposal of the TRAI, mandating telecom service providers to display callers' names. IAMAI has said in a statement: "The implementation of CNAP for such a massive quantum of users would require telecom providers to put in place a …

Make Caller ID Display Optional, Not Mandatory: Telecom Firms To TRAI
1 year, 11 months ago

Make Caller ID Display Optional, Not Mandatory: Telecom Firms To TRAI

News 18  

Industry body COAI has contended that implementation of Calling Name Presentation should not be made mandatory but kept optional for telecom operators, as the association shared technical, privacy and cost related concerns with regulator TRAI to argue its point. COAI, whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, said “CNAP should not be mandatory and should be optional …

Coming soon: relief from spam calls, fraudulent messages
2 years, 3 months ago

Coming soon: relief from spam calls, fraudulent messages

The Hindu  

In a move that could offer mobile phone users a big relief from spam calls and fraudulent messages, the government has proposed to make it mandatory that the identity of a person sending a message or calling should be visible to the receiver irrespective of the platform used for communication. we have dealt with this issue head-on.” Telecom Minister Ashwini …

Telecom Regulator Working on Mechanism to Fight Robocall Scams: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Telecom Regulator Working on Mechanism to Fight Robocall Scams: Report

News 18  

Scams involving robocalls are very common in India and despite multiple warnings from regulators, many users fall victim to the suspicious calls. The Indian telecom regulator is now working on a consultation paper that would make it easier to determine who sent the message or who is on the other end of the phone call. While Truecaller can help identify …

No More Unknown Callers, Govt Working On Its Own 'Truecaller-like' Framework: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

No More Unknown Callers, Govt Working On Its Own 'Truecaller-like' Framework: Report

News 18  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is working on a new framework that would essentially flash the caller’s name on the recipient’s phone screen. According to news agency PTI quoting a ‘top official’, Trai will soon start consultation on framing a mechanism for the caller’s KYC-based name to flash on phone screens. ‘Experts’ told Trai that a KYC-based caller identification …

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