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Bell Rolls Out AI System to Detect Spoofed Calls

The network-level upgrade aims to stop caller-ID impersonation by flagging or blocking spoofed numbers before customers answer.

Osiptel Issues Rules Requiring Real-Time Checks to Enforce Seven-Line Mobile Limit

TRAI Says 1600 and 140 Phone Series Must Not Be Tagged or Filtered

Osiptel Begins July Campaign to Block 360,000 Unregistered Mobile Phones

Ofcom Raises Automatic Broadband Payouts as New Rules Take Effect

CRTC Finalizes Fibre Wholesale Rates and Requires Online Plan Changes

Germany Reports Sharp Fall in Phone-Number Abuse Complaints as Operators Roll Out Warnings

Mexico’s Mobile Line Registry Accelerates as Carriers Activate Portals and July 1 Suspensions Near

EFF Pushes Earlier Rollout as Icasa Gazettes Data Rollover Rules

Hanging Up on Unknown Calls Can Invite More Spam, Experts Warn

Deutsche Telekom Switches On ‘Call Check’ to Flag Suspected Scam Calls

Arcep Orders Unverified Caller IDs to Display as ‘Number Masked’ From January 1

Peru Escalates Crackdown on Illegal SIM Sales as Prosecutors Target Telecom Managers

Anatel Orders Verified Caller ID on High-Volume Telemarketing Calls Starting Nov. 15

Germany Sees July Phone-Spam Surge as New Lists Flag Numbers to Block

AGCOM Orders Mandatory Filters for Spoofed Calls from August and November

TRAI Launches Pilot for Digital Consent in Commercial Communications

Vodafone Activates Real-Time Scam Warning System for Mobile Users

SK Telecom to Halt New Sign-Ups Following Massive Data Breach