New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the rules governing caller identification in India, allowing the caller's name, as recorded in telecom operators' subscriber records, to be included in caller identification from November 1, 2026.

The change comes through an amendment to the Unified Licence Agreement, which updates the definition of Calling Line Identification (CLI).

Under the revised definition, caller identification can include the telephone identifier assigned by a telecom service provider, the subscriber's name recorded in its records, or any other identification specified by the licensor.

Earlier, the definition primarily covered a subscriber's identity through a telephone number, an IP a...