The Department of Telecom and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have blocked 2.27 lakh mobile phones as part of their most recent serious attempt to fight cybercrime.
Over one crore cell phone connections have been severed by the telecom regulator and the Telecom Department in an attempt to stop annoying callers and scammers, according to a statement made public on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “Till date, more than 1 crore fraudulent mobile connections have been disconnected with the help of Sancharsaathi. Further, 2.27 lakh mobile handsets have been blocked for involvement in cybercrime / financial frauds.”
Moreover, TRAI allegedly gave telecom providers instructions to disconnect and blacklist companies that use bulk connections for such activities, such as robocalls and prerecorded calls, in an effort to address the problem of spam calls.
The statement added, “In the last fortnight, over 3.5 lakh such numbers have been disconnected, and 50 entities have been blacklisted. In addition, around 3.5 lakh unused and unverified SMS headers and 12 lakh content templates are blocked.”
Additionally, TRAI declared that new norms and guidelines for service quality would take effect on October 1. Beginning on April 1st, 2019, a monthly monitoring system for the quality of service (QoS) performance of mobile services will replace the current quarterly method.
Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Cooperation and Home Affairs, posted on social media on Wednesday. According to him, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has made a number of efforts to provide a safe online environment in the nation. He went on to say that Amitabh Bachchan, the legendary superstar from Bollywood, has joined I4C’s effort to create a cyber-secure India.
The introduction of Sanchar Saathi by the DoT, which allows people to report questionable calls and messages, is another important step in the fight against cyber fraud.
In addition, consultation papers on the provisions for the quick suspension of unregistered telemarketers’ services in response to complaints exceeding a predetermined threshold number were released by the telecom regulatory body.
In order to take action against suspected spammers, TRAI also demanded proactive detection measures.
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