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DoT has created an online secure Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) to share information pertaining to misuse of telecom resources among the stakeholders to prevent cybercrime and financial frauds.&nbsp;

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The Department of Telecommunications, under the Ministry of Communications, is actively working in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to enhance the country's mobile-enabled disaster communication systems, in order to ensure timely information dissemination to citizens. Here is a summary of some of the key steps that the NDMA has taken in this regard.&nbsp;

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About 45 per cent of cyber-financial frauds in India come from places in Southeast Asia. These crimes have become more complicated and bigger, which costs the victims a lot of money.

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The Ministry of Communications highlighted that&nbsp;more than one crore fraudulent mobile connections have been disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi.&nbsp;

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Big impact of Zee Business' campaign. Easy identification of transactional calls. DoT released new series of 160.

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According to the release, the DoT has allocated a new numbering series, i.e., 160xxxxxxx which will exclusively be used for service and transactional voice calls by the 'principle entities.' This clear differentiation between service and transactional calls versus other types of calls will make it easier for citizens to manage their communication. Now, for example, the service and transactional calls originating from financial entities like the RBI, SEBI, PFRDA, IRDA, etc shall start from 1601.

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The Department of Telecom (DoT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has taken decisive action to protect citizens from potential SMS fraud through the Sanchar Saathi initiative, it said.

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Eastern Railway has already implemented various measures to ensure the safety &amp; minimize the impact which include activation of a disaster management team, round-the-clock monitoring of control rooms by the senior officers, regular monitoring of wind speed at multiple locations, continuous monitoring of cyclone-related information and keeping liaison with the Meteorological department.

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Launched in February this year, the initiative, which aims to revolutionise infrastructure planning and design by leveraging digital twin technology to create precise, dynamic models of physical environments, has selected 144 participants so far.

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Jolted into action by increasing reports of call drops and poor audio connectivity from 5G users across circles, the Department (DoT) may soon of Telecommunications launch an independent quality of service (QoS) test for 5G.

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Are you also troubled by call drops and slow internet speed? You can get rid of it soon. The government has called a meeting with the telecom companies in this regard. In this meeting, an action plan has been sought from the telecom companies for preparations to deal with call drops and slow internet speed.

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Telecom operators have been asking the government to apply the principle of "same service same rules" for the industry.

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"5G Update: Spectrum assignment letter issued. Requesting TSPs to prepare for 5G launch," Vaishnaw wrote on a social media platform

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Big Blow to China: The government has banned the use of Chinese telecom equipment. For this, the government has made major changes in the rules.

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PhonePe has launched 'PhonePe Protect,' a new security feature that safeguards users from fraudulent transactions in real time. It uses the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)' tool to flag suspicious mobile numbers. 'PhonePe Protect' instantly alerts users and declines payments linked to 'Very High FRI' numbers, enhancing security for its over 61 crore registered users across India.

TRAI has submitted a revised response to the DoT on spectrum allocation for PMRTS, following a government back-reference to its 2018 recommendations. The regulator’s reply, placed on its website, is expected to guide final decisions on the allocation method.

DoT's Sanchar Saathi platform has helped trace and recover more than 6 lakh stolen and lost mobiles across India. Monthly recoveries have risen 61 per cent in 2025.

Vodafone Idea’s petition urged the court to quash the additional AGR demand, arguing it pertained to the pre-2016-17 period already settled by the apex court’s earlier rulings. 

DoT has created an online secure Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) to share information pertaining to misuse of telecom resources among the stakeholders to prevent cybercrime and financial frauds. 

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