The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has authorised a significant change: identities of callers will now show up on the recipient's phone screen by default when they get a phone call.

According to an official statement released on Tuesday, the Department of Telecom (DoT) and telecom regulator TRAI have reached an agreement to display the caller's original name by default, in accordance with the identity used to connect to the called party.

In its most recent recommendation to the DoT, TRAI requested that the ‘Calling Name Presentation’ (CNAP) function be implemented, which will display to the caller each mobile subscriber's verified name as it appears on their SIM card.

While TRAI initially suggested that activation only be done upon request, the DoT has demanded that the

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