He also said that TRAI will also address the privacy concerns around people who do not want their number to be displayed while making a call. The new Telecom Bill proposes a jail term of up to one year for providing false identity to obtain telecom services to prevent fraud and criminal activities. The bill proposes to introduce KYC for calls and messages sent through internet calling and messaging apps. In May, it was reported that telecom regulator TRAI would soon start consultations on framing a mechanism for KYC-based identification of callers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been asked to initiate consultations on the Department of Telecom (DoT). A reference has been received from DoT. TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela had then said that deliberations are expected to begin in a few months.
tech news desk Telecom regulator Trai will propose to set up a Know Your Customer system, which should be accessible to all telecom operators, to curb fake callers and spammers, a top official said on Sunday. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress, PD Vaghela, President, Trena said that at present it is difficult to trace the real culprit involved in the fake calls and messages, for which the regulator is looking for various ways to address the issue. Vaghela said, “There should be a unified KYC (Know Your Customer) system. All telecom operators should be able to use it. We are going to include this in a consultation paper which we are going to issue on mandatory caller ID display. The chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said that spammers have started using other numbers after blocking their previous numbers and using proxy servers, and the regulator has asked service providers to prevent fraudulent calls. Working together Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can be used to detect scammers and spammers.