India, Oct. 15 -- The Ministry Of Communications' Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to roll out calling name presentations (CNAP) across their service areas from November 1, 2026. This will allow users to see the caller's name alongside their phone number without necessarily saving contact details beforehand.

The rollout follows an amendment to the definition of calling line identification (CLI) under the unified licence agreement, which will also take effect on November 1.

The revised definition includes the caller's name as recorded in telecom operators' subscriber databases. However, contacts saved will continue to remain unchanged.

CNAP will be enabled by default on 4G and higher-generation wirel...