Telcos begin pilot runs of 'calling name presentation' feature in one circleTelecom operators are piloting a new feature called Calling Name Presentation. This will allow users to see a caller's name on incoming cal...
30 Oct, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
Telcos seek clarity on name display in caller ID trialsIndian telecom operators are testing the Calling Name Presentation service. They want clarification from the Department of Telecommunicatio...
05 Sep, 2025, 08.43 AM IST
DoT pushes telcos to roll out caller ID feature for mobile phones urgentlyThe Department of Telecommunications has instructed telecom operators to promptly implement the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service on...
16 Jan, 2025, 06.55 AM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL over rising cyber crimes, spam callsThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a PIL filed by a Bengaluru resident regarding the rise in cyber crimes and unsolicited...
15 Jan, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
Plan to display caller name hits tech wallThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's plan for compulsory name display on incoming calls faces obstacles. It is unfeasible for 2G/3G ...
13 Aug, 2024, 08.24 AM IST
Under govt pressure, telcos begin trials of caller ID display service to curb spam callsTelecom operators have started trials for caller ID services in Mumbai and Haryana following pressure from the government and TRAI. The CNA...
15 Jun, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Govt bodies and banks to use 160 and 161 numbering series for service calls: DoTThe demarcation will largely benefit financial institutions such as bank to alert customers on use cases such as credit card payment remind...
28 May, 2024, 10.16 PM IST
DoT to launch pilot for caller name display service to combat spam callsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon conduct a pilot to test the implementation of the caller's name display service (CNAP)...
17 May, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
Separate number series for marketing, service calls soon to curb spamIndia's telecom regulator is set to issue a mandate to demarcate separate numbering series for transactional and marketing calls made by bu...
07 Mar, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
Making caller ID display optional to protect subscriber privacy: ExpertsThe telecom regulator's recommendation to offer the calling name display feature on mobile devices as an opt-in service shall protect subsc...
27 Feb, 2024, 08.28 AM IST
Trai recommends mandatory call name display to curb spamThe feature will originally be enabled by the terminating access provider who received the call by making a query to the central subscriber...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
Trai wants network operators to implement calling name display serviceIn its recommendations issued Friday on calling name presentation (CNAP) service, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (Tra...
23 Feb, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Implementation of caller name display should not be mandatory: Telcos' body to TRAIGiven that handset manufacturers and operating system providers have control over the data obtained through the CNAP facility, this could r...
19 Jan, 2023, 10.37 PM IST
We don't see Trai's proposed KYC-based caller ID mechanism as competitive service: Truecaller CEOThe statement by Truecaller CEO and co-founder Alan Mamedi assumes significance as sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (...
24 May, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
Trai to moot mechanism for KYC-based caller name display"The mechanism will enable name-appearing on a phone screen, in accordance with KYC done by telecom companies, as per DoT norms," Trai chai...
20 May, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
Congress objects to Gujarat Chief Minister Rupani's voice message about virus, writes to ECIRupani has "affirmatively committed an act of undue influence on the voters in the name of religion by displaying and publishing his speech...
24 Oct, 2020, 06.09 PM IST
Feature phone users will now get caller id services too, thanks to TruecallerThe name of the caller will be delivered to users via flash SMS before the call hits the users mobile.
29 Mar, 2017, 08.03 AM IST