Big update: Starting April 15, govt to change how you forward calls on mobiles in India to tackle frauds
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For smartphone users across India, be prepared for a shift in how to call forwarding functions on your Android or iPhone devices. The Department of Telecom (DoT) is taking action to tackle fraud and online crimes perpetrated via mobile phones. As part of this initiative, telecom companies have been instructed to cease the use of USSD codes (such as *401#) for activating call-forwarding features. This directive comes into effect on April 15, 2024, until further notice.Key Points of the DoT Ban OrderAccording to an order dated March 28, the DoT has observed that USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) based call forwarding, notably the *401# service for unconditional call forwarding, is being misused for undesired activities. Also read: Microsoft is killing Wordpad in Window...