If you also rely on the investment or job offer from an unknown number, then this news is important for you. A recent report states that the telecom department (DOT) has blacklisted SIM cards from 3 to 4 lakhs so far from a special AI-based system. All these numbers were allegedly associated with fraud and scams. For this, Dot has prepared a special financial fraud risk indicator (FRI) system, which was launched a few months ago.

Latest of ET Report According to, this FRI system of DOT has blocked 3 to 4 lakh SIM cards so far. The tool is reportedly detecting around 2,000 mobile numbers every day, which are mostly associated with jobs and investment.

A senior DOT official told Publication that as soon as a mobile number is marked as a “high risk” through FRI, the system also discovers other SIM cards associated with that number on the network. This work is done by AI-powered pattern matching. That is, not only one number, the entire network attached to it is tracked.

Due to this system, last month, UPI platforms, such as Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm, have been able to stop a potential fraud transactions worth several crores.

In July 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) advised all banks, whether they are commercial, payment banks or cooperative banks, to integrate the FRI system in their platform. After this, the processing speed and action time have also been reduced by making some improvement in the FRI system.

Dot Demand Notice to Tata Communications: Tata Communications has sent a notice of about Rs 7800 crore to pay the dues of adjusted gross revenue ie AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) by the Department of Telecommunications. This information was given by the company. The company said in the note that this demand has been made for AGR from 2005-06 to 2023-24 by the Department of Telecommunications (Department of Telecommunications).

7800 crore notice to Tata Communications

AS, Managing Director of Tata Communications Laxminarayan says that the company has received a total of Rs 7,827.55 crore from the Indian Department of Telecommunications till June 30, 2025 for a total of Rs 7,827.55 crore from the Department of Telecommunications to 2023-24.

Laxminarayan further said that the demand notice includes Rs 276.68 crore for the rejection of the deduction of the deductions claimed by the company on the basis of payment for Financial Year 2010-11 under the ISP i.

The Tata Communications has made appeals related to ILD (International Long Distance), NLD and ISP licenses, pending in the Supreme Court and Telecom Tribunal TDSAT. Laxminarayan said that the company’s appeals do not come under the scope of the top court’s decision on the AGR on AGR under the old telecom license system called UASL.

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