In a bid to curb pesky and fraud calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday released a consultation paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecom Networks’, the technology required to display the names of callers. has been told about. mobile phone.
“The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) vide a reference dated March 21, 2022, has requested the Authority to provide its recommendations under section 11(1)(a) of the TRAI Act, 1997 (as amended) on introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) facility in the Indian telecom network,” the Ministry of Communications said in a statement.
Currently there are apps like ‘Truecaller’ and ‘Bharat Caller ID & Anti-Spam’ which provide calling party name identification and spam detection features, but the names are based on crowd sources which may not be reliable, Indian Telecom The regulatory authority said in a consultation paper on “Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecom Networks”.
Further, TRAI noted that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in its reference on CNAP has mentioned that the facility will empower telephone subscribers to take informed decisions while receiving calls, and the mechanism will reduce harassment of subscribers from unknown or spam callers. does.
A consultation paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecommunication Networks’ has been placed on TRAI’s website seeking inputs from stakeholders.
Meanwhile, written comments are invited from stakeholders on the issues raised in the consultation paper by December 27, 2022 and counter-comments by January 10, 2023.
(With inputs from PTI)
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