Trai recommends telcos to display calling name to check unsolicited calls

Mumbai: In another move to check unsolicited calls, the telecom regulator has recommended that all network operators should implement the caller’s name display service on mobile phones and all smartphone makers should be mandated to enable this feature within a stipulated time.

In its recommendations issued Friday on calling name presentation (CNAP) service, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said, “the government should issue appropriate instructions for making CNAP feature in all devices sold in India, after a suitable cut-off date, say after six months from the date of notification.”