RKN began blocking calls from operators not connected to Antifraud

As RBC writes with reference to TeleStor General Director Nikita Kapitansky, the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC) of FSUE, subordinate to RKN, sent letters to operators prohibiting calls from numbers not connected to Anti-Fraud.

According to Kapitansky, operators have 120 days to comply with the requirement, but many companies have already implemented the new recommendations. For example, large operators. He noted that today, of the 2,000 Russian operators, about half are still not connected to Anti-Fraud. For the most part, these are not large or departmental organizations with a single automatic telephone exchange.

Kapitansky noted that connection times should be extended to reduce pressure on companies as their subscribers are blocked.

RKN confirmed to the publication the introduction of new recommendations according to which companies should not miss calls from operators not connected to Antifraud.

“These measures are necessary to protect people from scammers and extortionists. Calls from fake numbers are one of the most common fraud methods,” RKN said.

A representative of the department said that today more than 95% of market participants are already connected to the system.

MTS and Megafon, as well as T2 RTK Holding, reported that they had already received new recommendations. Beeline declined to comment.

Gazprom Telecom, for its part, noted that it has already had problems with blocking subscribers’ calls. A representative of the Gazprom subsidiary explained that the company is only testing new software to connect to Antifraud and that customer calls are already being blocked.