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The Economic Times
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No more unknow numbers: Caller ID to include callers’ registered names from November 1 under new DoT rules

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has updated India's caller identification regulations, enabling caller ID systems to display a caller's name as registered in their telecom provider's subscriber records starting November 1, 2026.

This update was introduced via an amendment to the Unified Licence Agreement, which revised the formal definition of Calling Line Identification (CLI).

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