The United States announced new visa restrictions on Thursday, targeting Iranian officials and telecommunications leaders accused of suppressing the Iranian people's right to free expression during nationwide protests late last year.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, KC Venugopal, today slammed a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directive mandating a pre‑loaded government app that cannot be uninstalled, branding it “beyond unconstitutional” and a “dystopian tool” that violates citizens’ right to privacy.
To make public transport services more accessible, the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department has introduced a new 24×7 helpline number, “149,” approved by the Union Ministry of Telecommunications.
In a key step towards combating cyber fraud and financial crime via mobiles, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday announced sharing of “Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)” with its stakeholders.
At least six people were killed and 15 others injured in multiple US airstrikes across Yemen on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and local health authorities.
The government on Sunday said it has issued directions for blocking incoming international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers.
The DoT has also cautioned them about WhatsApp calls from foreign-origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) in which there are elements who are impersonating government officials and duping the people.
Industry stakeholders on Monday welcomed the new Telecommunications Bill, 2023, saying its provisions will bring uniformity across states in terms of Right of Way (RoW) rules and regulations, along with rates.
The Australian government on Thursday announced that it has ordered a review of the major telecommunications outage that left more than 10 million people across the country without phone, mobile and Internet services.
As one of the major players in the region, Bangladesh is also doing considerably well as far as digital preparedness is concerned.
