Department of Telecommunications

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp will remove mobile phone numbers which have been reported for being fraudulent on the Sanchar Saathi portal of the Department of Telecommunications, the minister of communications, electronics and…

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has introduced the Sanchar Saathi portal, enabling individuals to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones throughout India. Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the portal would…

Amid an increase in spam calls on WhatsApp, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken up the matter with Meta to come up with a solution to tackle the issue, according to people aware of the matter. The action from the government…

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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to seek the opinion of the law ministry over allocation of spectrum to enterprises for rolling out private captive networks.Officials aware of the details said the DoT will ask if…

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Samsung plans to invest Rs 400 crore to start manufacturing 5G and 4G radio equipment at its facility in Tamil Nadu, an official aware of the plan told ET. Samsung is the latest global gear maker to come on board the government’s telecom…

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering whether there was a need to address broadcasting and communication over-the-top (OTTs) players separately or together as it prepares to start a consultation process in January…

Internet and social media intermediaries such as Meta, Google, and Twitter have told the government that definition of ‘telecommunications’ in the draft Telecom Bill, 2022 is “overly broad” and must exclude “broadcasting services as well as…

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