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TRAI is not calling: Scammers impersonating officials are fooling even the smartest

June 08, 2025 8:45 am

Cybercriminals are now impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), creating panic and manipulating people into sharing personal information. In this edition of The Safe Side, we break down how these scams work and how to stay protected.

Telecom department directs telcos to block 28,200 mobile phones used in cybercrimes

May 10, 2024 7:35 pm

Department of Telecommunications has also asked telecom operators to carry out reverification of 20 lakh mobile connections linked to these handsets.

TRAI issues draft to repeal regulation on dial-up, leased line internet access service

April 03, 2023 4:31 pm

TRAI has sought comments on the draft by April 17.

5G rollout in India: Here's everything you need to know

October 01, 2022 8:36 am

5G will be available in 13 Indian cities during the first phase, which will be followed by a nationwide rollout.

Vodafone Idea board meeting on Wednesday to consider up to Rs 500 crore fundraising from Voda Group

June 21, 2022 7:14 am

As the Indian telecom market prepares for the 5G spectrum auction, the VIL board will explore funding up to Rs 500 crore from Voda Group.

Auction or allocation of 28 GHz spectrum: Trai says up to DoT

May 10, 2022 6:13 am

In its reply to the DoT’s back reference, the regulator said that as was sought by the Department, the Trai has already given its recommendations on auction of spectrum in respective frequency bands including 27.5-28.5 GHz as part of 24.25-28.5 GHz band.

DoT's modified orders prompts Reliance Jio to shift out of GMRT's protected bandwidth

February 14, 2022 6:47 am

This comes after the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) finally issued 'corrected' spectrum allocation orders in January this year, in which the RJIL has now been allocated the spectrum in the 1800 MHz band.

Citing security, Centre asks phone firms to keep call records for two years

December 24, 2021 10:27 am

Through a notification dated December 21, the DoT has said all call detail record, exchange detail record, and IP detail record of communications “exchanged” on a network must be archived for two years or until specified by the government for “scrutiny” for security reasons.

DoT considering spectrum swapping to save GMRT from Reliance Jio’s signal interference

September 28, 2021 12:30 am

Department assures protection to GMRT but final decision pending for three year

Spectrum can be transferred, but with caveats: what NCLAT order says

April 16, 2021 1:44 pm

What are NCLAT's findings on various aspects on spectrum trading and ownership? What did the NCLAT say on aspect of spectrum trading and liability of buyers and sellers?

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