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UK Carriers to Block Spoofed Phone Numbers Within Year

🔒 Britain’s major mobile carriers have agreed to upgrade networks to eliminate phone-number spoofing within a year under the new Telecoms Charter. The pact, signed by BT EE, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone Three, Tesco Mobile, TalkTalk and Sky, requires call-origin labeling for international calls, broader data sharing with police, advanced tracing and faster victim support. Operators report AI systems already block millions of scam calls and texts monthly.