The Department of Telecom, in coordination with telecom service providers and law enforcement agencies, has taken action against 30 entities illegally routing ISD calls received over the Internet to mobile and wireline subscribers in India.
Illegal telecom set-ups mainly use internet connectivity on one side and connect to home mobile and landline networks for call delivery, which is not allowed under the rules. Such illegal constructions pose a security threat and cause revenue loss to the government.
“DoT field units in coordination with TSPs (Telecom Service Providers) and law enforcement agencies have been able to trace the operations of 30 such illegal telecom set-ups in the last four months,” an official statement said. said on wednesday
Members of the public are requested to report such illegal establishments to the Department of Telecom’s call centre, the statement said.
The government has set up call centers with 1800110420 and 1963 numbers for people to report cases of any international call indicating an Indian mobile or landline number.
To ensure the safety of users on the Internet, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has recently introduced a new draft bill, through which the government seeks to replace the existing legal framework governing telecom in India.
Through the new bill, the government is trying to consolidate the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950.
The Center believes that India needs a legal framework commensurate with the realities of the 21st century, said an explanatory note to the proposed bill to be named the Indian Telecommunications Bill, 2022.
“The existing regulatory framework for the telecommunication sector is based on the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The nature, use and technology of telecommunication have changed tremendously since the era of “telegraph”. The world stopped using “telegraph”. 2013,” the explanatory note said.
