DoT blocked over 2 cr phone connections used for fraudulent activities: Official

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has blocked over two crore phone connections used for fraudulent activities and and has been able to reduce spoof calls by 97% with the introduction of initiatives like Sanchar Saathi, its secretary Dr Neeraj Mittal said on Wednesday.

He was addressing the annual West Zone Conference on security related matters organised by the DoT in South Goa via video link.

“We were able to cut the spoof calls by 97%. We were able to see the impact of these efforts,” he said, referring to the initiatives like Sanchar Saathi launched by the DoT.