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CNAP Testing Begins in Phases: What is it, How Does it Work
The Indian government has reportedly started testing the Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) feature in select cities. Soon, users will start seeing the names on the Aadhaar card of a linked phone number. TRAI has created a dedicated database, which is accessible to telecom service providers in India. It carries the names, entered against the telephone...
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Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services As Voting On For New Government
Pakistan suspended mobile phone services nationwide Thursday for election day, the interior ministry said, citing the need to "maintain law and order".
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Retailers Cannot Insist on Customers' Mobile Numbers to Provide Services, Consumer Affairs Ministry Says
Retailers cannot insist on customer numbers for providing certain services, the government said on Tuesday. An advisory issued to retailers by the Consumer Affairs Ministry states that they cannot insist on personal contact details of customers for services.
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TikTok to Get Banned in France for Use on Smartphones of Civil Servants
France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the profession...
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Truecaller, Delhi Police Sign MoU; App to Mark Suspicious Phone Numbers to Curb Cyber Fraud
Delhi Police has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Truecaller, a caller ID verification platform which helps the public identify verified numbers, in order to curb cybercrimes. The app shows a badge on specific numbers according to suggestions of the other users.
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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Smartphone Companies Said to Have Assured DoT to Gradually Discontinue 4G Handsets Above Rs. 10,000
Smartphone companies met top government officials on Wednesday and assured that they would gradually discontinue the production of 4G phones priced Rs. 10,000 and above, according to an official source. DoT, MeitY officials have directed phone makers to tune in their 5G services with 5G smartphone within three months timeframe.
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Day Before Road Protests, Farmers Say End Internet Blackout
Thousands of farmers called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to lift its blackout on phone and internet services ahead of a push to block roads across the country on Saturday to escalate protests now in their fourth month.
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Amitabh Bachchan Covid Caller Tune Out. Here's What Is Replacing It
The coronavirus public service announcement voiced by superstar Amitabh Bachchan ringing out before phone calls connect will be replaced with a new one on Friday, a day before the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines are given out, government sources have said.
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Budget 2020: India To Boost Mobile Phones, Chip Manufacturing
In a bid to make India a major hub of final assembly for Network Products (NP), the government on Saturday announced to unveil a detailed scheme soon to boost mobile phone, electronics equipment and semiconductor manufacturing in the country.
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CNAP Testing Begins in Phases: What is it, How Does it Work
The Indian government has reportedly started testing the Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) feature in select cities. Soon, users will start seeing the names on the Aadhaar card of a linked phone number. TRAI has created a dedicated database, which is accessible to telecom service providers in India. It carries the names, entered against the telephone...
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Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services As Voting On For New Government
Pakistan suspended mobile phone services nationwide Thursday for election day, the interior ministry said, citing the need to "maintain law and order".
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Retailers Cannot Insist on Customers' Mobile Numbers to Provide Services, Consumer Affairs Ministry Says
Retailers cannot insist on customer numbers for providing certain services, the government said on Tuesday. An advisory issued to retailers by the Consumer Affairs Ministry states that they cannot insist on personal contact details of customers for services.
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TikTok to Get Banned in France for Use on Smartphones of Civil Servants
France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the profession...
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Truecaller, Delhi Police Sign MoU; App to Mark Suspicious Phone Numbers to Curb Cyber Fraud
Delhi Police has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Truecaller, a caller ID verification platform which helps the public identify verified numbers, in order to curb cybercrimes. The app shows a badge on specific numbers according to suggestions of the other users.
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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns tha...
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Smartphone Companies Said to Have Assured DoT to Gradually Discontinue 4G Handsets Above Rs. 10,000
Smartphone companies met top government officials on Wednesday and assured that they would gradually discontinue the production of 4G phones priced Rs. 10,000 and above, according to an official source. DoT, MeitY officials have directed phone makers to tune in their 5G services with 5G smartphone within three months timeframe.
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Day Before Road Protests, Farmers Say End Internet Blackout
Thousands of farmers called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to lift its blackout on phone and internet services ahead of a push to block roads across the country on Saturday to escalate protests now in their fourth month.
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Amitabh Bachchan Covid Caller Tune Out. Here's What Is Replacing It
The coronavirus public service announcement voiced by superstar Amitabh Bachchan ringing out before phone calls connect will be replaced with a new one on Friday, a day before the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines are given out, government sources have said.
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Budget 2020: India To Boost Mobile Phones, Chip Manufacturing
In a bid to make India a major hub of final assembly for Network Products (NP), the government on Saturday announced to unveil a detailed scheme soon to boost mobile phone, electronics equipment and semiconductor manufacturing in the country.
