<p>Taking serious note of illegal routing of international calls, the Centre on Monday said it is probing the issue. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha that some operators route international calls illegally by using data and not voice protocol.<br /><br />This was in violation of the laid-down procedure, he said, adding that Telecom Enforcement Resources and Monitoring Cells constantly monitor, investigate and seek to control illegal routing of international calls.<br /><br />The Department of Telecom has issued directions to all telecom service providers for effective monitoring, detection and prevention of such illegal routing. <br /><br />Prasad said, four such cases were unearthed in 2011, which had led to notional loss of nearly Rs 2.42 crore. <br /><br />In 2012, a single case, which led to a loss of Rs 17.2 lakh, was unearthed. But this year, nine cases have been detected so far, and they have led to a loss of Rs 1.86 crore.<br /><br />The modus operandi is that the offender instals an illegal telephone set-up using hi-tech equipment, converts incoming international calls into data, and then again into local voice calls.</p>
<p>Taking serious note of illegal routing of international calls, the Centre on Monday said it is probing the issue. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha that some operators route international calls illegally by using data and not voice protocol.<br /><br />This was in violation of the laid-down procedure, he said, adding that Telecom Enforcement Resources and Monitoring Cells constantly monitor, investigate and seek to control illegal routing of international calls.<br /><br />The Department of Telecom has issued directions to all telecom service providers for effective monitoring, detection and prevention of such illegal routing. <br /><br />Prasad said, four such cases were unearthed in 2011, which had led to notional loss of nearly Rs 2.42 crore. <br /><br />In 2012, a single case, which led to a loss of Rs 17.2 lakh, was unearthed. But this year, nine cases have been detected so far, and they have led to a loss of Rs 1.86 crore.<br /><br />The modus operandi is that the offender instals an illegal telephone set-up using hi-tech equipment, converts incoming international calls into data, and then again into local voice calls.</p>
