Centre expands caller ID rules to include registered subscriber names from Nov 1

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) The Centre has amended the Unified Licence Agreement to include subscribers' registered names in the definition of Calling Line Identification (CLI), with the revised rules set to take effect from November 1, 2026. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through an order dated October 13, has expanded the existing definition to cover three alternative forms of identification: a telecommunication identifier assigned to the calling user by the service provider, the user's name recorded in subscriber data records, or any other identification specified by the licensing authority from time to time. Under the earlier definition, CLI referred…