Telecom regulator TRAI will propose to established up a unified know-your-customer procedure, which need to be accessible by all telecom operators, to check out fraudulent callers and spammers, a best formal said on Sunday.
Speaking at India Cell Congress, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela reported it is difficult to discover the actual perpetrator at existing who has indulged in fraudulent phone calls and messages for which the regulator is discovering many mechanisms to take care of the problem.
“There ought to be a unified KYC (know-your-buyer) procedure. All telecom operators really should be capable to use it. This we are heading to include in one particular of the consultation papers, which we are going to situation on compulsory caller ID show,” Vaghela stated.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman stated spammers have commenced making use of another quantity just after blocking their former range and employing proxy servers, and the regulator is performing with provider companies to use artificial intelligence and equipment finding out to detect fraudulent callers and spammers.
He also mentioned that TRAI will also glimpse to handle privateness fears all-around persons who do not want their amount to be exhibited when they make phone calls.
The new telecom bill has proposed up to a person-year imprisonment for supplying fake id for availing telecom providers to check frauds and legal actions.
The bill proposed to utilize KYC for phone calls and messages sent as a result of world-wide-web contacting and messaging applications.
In Could, it was described that the telecom regulator TRAI will soon commence consultation on framing a system for caller’s KYC-dependent identify to flash on cellular phone screens when someone phone calls.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has obtained a reference to commence consultation on the exact same from the Office of Telecom (DoT).
The consultation on this is expected to get started in a couple of months, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela stated then.
