DoT has once again taken major action to curb fake calls. The Department of Telecommunications has blocked 1.77 crore mobile numbers. Fake calls were being made through these mobile numbers. DoT and TRAI have geared up to rid more than 122 crore telecom users of the country from fake telemarketing calls. TRAI has implemented a new policy for fake calls and messages last month, in which there is a provision to block marketing and fake calls at the operator level without whitelisting them.
1.53 crore fake calls are being blocked daily
Sharing information from its official X handle, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that 1.35 crore fake calls are being blocked daily. At the same time, 1.77 crore mobile numbers making fake telemarketing calls have been blocked. 14 to 15 lakh mobile phones used in making fake calls have also been traced. The Department of Telecommunications said that understanding the problems of the users, 1.35 crore fake calls have been blocked daily in the last 5 days. This means that the government has blocked about 7 crore calls.
Apart from this, the Department of Telecommunications has taken major action and blocked 1.77 crore mobile numbers used for financial fraud. Not only this, the Telecom Department has also blocked 14 to 15 lakh stolen mobile numbers. DoT said that this is just the beginning. Technology has brought many benefits in our lives but many people are misusing it. This is the reason why regulatory system has been brought in for technology.
Lakhs of mobile numbers have been blocked before too
Earlier also DoT has done the work of blocking crores of SIM cards. The Department of Telecommunications has changed the rules to stop fake calls coming on people's mobiles. Now users will receive only whitelisted telemarketing calls. Also, if the message contains a URL or APK link, it will be blocked at the network level. However, if the messages are whitelisted, they will not be considered as fake calls.
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