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Indian Mobile Operators Help Online Businesses Combat Scams and Identity Theft Through New Federated Network Services, Supported by GSMA Open Gateway
India's three largest mobile network operators - Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea – today provided an update on how they are further strengthening their efforts to tackle digital scams, through the GSMA Open Gateway initiative.
About this update from Vodafone Idea Ltd
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