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Department Of Telecommunications News

Is the use of satellite phones banned in India? Restrictions explained

This is not the first time that a foreign national has been arrested for possession of a satellite phone in India.

Updated 107 days ago

73-year-old retired prof, husband lose ₹11.42 cr to digital arrest

(Shutterstock)

Published 133 days ago

Govt revokes order on mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi

The government withdrew the order mandating pre-installation of cyber security app Sanchar Saathi.

Updated 244 days ago

‘Not possible’: Centre rejects 'snooping' claims over Sanchar Saathi app

Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia,

Updated 244 days ago

UPSC Daily News Summaries: Essential Current Affairs for December 2

UPSC file image

Updated 246 days ago

Congress' Venugopal hits out at DoT over mandatory ‘Sanchar Saathi’ app

Congress General Secretary, KC Venugopal also alleged that the move is a part of "relentless assaults" on the Constitutional rights of Indian citizens,

Updated 246 days ago

Govt directs companies to pre-install ‘Sanchar Saathi’ application

A DoT official told HT that the mandate is based on the belief that it will make fraud reporting much easier. (Representative file photo)

Updated 246 days ago

Google Pay integrates with DoT’s fraud risk indicator to curb financial scams: Scindia

Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal told HT that Google integrated its systems with the FRI on Thursday. (Representative photo)

Published 291 days ago

DoT’s fraud risk indicator saves ₹140 Crore, blocks 48 lakh fake transactions

The government introduced the fraud risk indicator in May this year. (Representational image)

Updated 313 days ago

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more

Published 330 days ago

Is TikTok back? Memes erupt as government says website is blocked

Memes flooded X and Reddit after claims of TikTok website access in India, though DoT confirmed it remained blocked on all ISPs.

Published 347 days ago

DoT sends test alerts in Hindi, English

DoT sends test alerts in Hindi, English

Published 402 days ago

New UPI rule regarding mobile numbers to become effective from April 1 | Details

UPI is an instant payment system developed by the NPCI.

Published 496 days ago

Can’t regulate VPN apps, only MeitY can: TRAI

Can’t regulate VPN apps, only MeitY can: TRAI

Published 522 days ago

Head of UT police departments can now intercept calls: DoT

Representational image. (Mint File)

Published 539 days ago

DoT launches Sanchar Saathi mobile app to crack down on fraud communications

The Sanchar Saathi mobile app is also available in both the Google Play Store and the Apple Apple Store.

Published 564 days ago

Scindia launches DoT system to block spoofed int’l calls

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. (PTI)

Updated 651 days ago

UPSC ESE Result: Reserve list of 81 candidates released at upsc.gov.in

UPSC Engineering Services Examination 2023: Reserve list of 81 candidates released at upsc.gov.in

Published 691 days ago

Digital Bharat Nidhi: First set of rules under Telecom Act notified

The USOF was established to provide telecom services in remote and rural areas at affordable and reasonable prices through a universal access levy. (Representational image)

Published 703 days ago

TSOC identified over 3mn vulnerabilities in telecom infra since Jan 1, 2023: Minister in LS

Union minister of state for communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani in the Parliament. (PTI Photo)

Updated 727 days ago

Budget: DoT allocated additional ₹38.76 cr for system to block spoof int’l calls

(Representative Photo)

Published 742 days ago

DoT to reimburse part of testing, certification costs for start-ups, MSMEs

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the theme launch of Indian Mobile Congress 2024 (X/Officejmscindia/Screengrab)

Updated 747 days ago

India's telecom spectrum auction ends early on day 2, only 12% of spectrum sold

The auction had spectrum ranging between 800 MHz to 26 GHz (Priyanka Parashar/ HT File Photo)

Published 769 days ago

India to auction ₹96,318 crore telecom spectrum on Tuesday

Representational (Bloomberg)

Published 771 days ago

392 mobile handsets to be blocked over KYC scams linked to electricity bills: DoT

Representational image. (Shutterstock)

Published 778 days ago

Govt entities, banks to call, message from new 160 series: DoT

Service and transactional calls from government entities and regulators will be made from 10-digit numbers. (X)

Published 796 days ago

Mandatory caller ID feature to be tested out by telecos soon, but many devices may miss out

The DoT has also taken action against cyber crimes on telecom networks based on reports filed by subscribers on the Chakshu module of the Sanchar Saathi portal. (Representational image)

Updated 809 days ago

World Telecommunication Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Telecommunication Day is observed on May 17.

Updated 810 days ago

Schools must raise awareness about parental control in internet usage, says DoT

The DoT said the Prime Minister’s Office had directed to ‘incorporate parental controls in data usage’ by July 31, 2024. (Representative Image)

Updated 868 days ago

Jio vs Airtel vs VI for spectrum auction on May 20: Centre sets base price at…

Centre to commence internet spectrum auction from May 20

Published 879 days ago

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