The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has taken this decisive action to protect citizens from potential SMS fraud through the Sanchar Saathi initiative, the government said in a statement Monday.
DoT: The move amidst a continuing government crackdown on those indulging in fraud through mobile calls and SMSes. According to the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal, Indians lost more than Rs1750 crore to cyber criminals from January to April, with over 7.4 lakh cybercrime complaints being registered.
Telecom Infrastructure Sharing: The current scenario could change with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommending creating a separate category under the unified license for Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider (DCIP) authorisation. ".the proposed DCIP authorisation holder may create both active and passive digital connectivity infrastructure and share it with other TSPs and has to pay no license fee to the government," Trai said in its recommendations last month.
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