Recently, a woman died of a heart attack during a digital extortion attempt. The government is aware of these fraudulent calls originating from abroad. It is working on a new centralized system to block incoming international spoofed calls.
Under the new rule, companies purchasing corporate SIMs will no longer be issued unlimited SIM cards, and they will also need to undergo e-verification multiple times.
Telecom Act 2023 was passed by parliament in December 2023. Now, TRAI has recommended rules to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which are likely to be implemented after the Lok Sabha elections.
These vulnerabilities could allow users to send a specially crafted request to cause heap corruption. These vulnerabilities are specifically present in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome.
Telecom companies release more than 10 million recycle numbers every month, which are again allocated to new customers. If you purchased a new SIM and getting calls from unknown numbers, read to know about Recycled Mobile Number and how to stop unknown calls.
TRAI's latest recommendation will allow companies working in emerging tech such as 5G, 6G, AI, virtual reality, and others to test their innovative tech and its use cases in real-time in the country. The recommendations came after the DoT requested the TRAI for the same.
Department of Telecommunications has advised citizens to stay vigilant and not to share their personal information. They can also report calls impersonating government officials on the Sanchar Saathi portal.
Users took to Twitter to share their experiences and seek clarification from official authorities after receiving the "Emergency Alert - Severe" notification. A user directly reached out to the Department of Telecommunication, seeking reassurance that the alert was not a serious matter.
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory to prefix 0 before dialling any mobile number from your landline January 1 onwards. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) had in May recommended a '0' prefix for all such calls to create sufficient numbering space for telecom service providers.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issues notice to telecom companies to pay revenue share dues as ordered by the Supreme Court within 3 months, sources told PTI today.
The BSNL has also instructed the chief of circles "to give wide publicity to the scheme to enable all the eligible employees to take an informed decision and exercise the option for VRS within the prescribed time period".
The Supreme Court recently ruled that telcos have to pay approximately Rs 92,000 crore to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as revenue share on AGR computation.
After the government notified rules for in-flight and maritime mobile phone services in December last year, a number of companies including Bharti Airtel, Hughes Communications India, and Tatanet Services queued up for the said licence.
Relax, your mobile number will not change to 13-digits.
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Cabinet members were “completely under confusion” created by “vested interests” about policy and procedure of Department
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