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Telecoms companies are set to improve security to stop UK phone number ‘spoofing’. Six of biggest providers are set to roll out new technology over next 12 months in an effort to prevent fraud by foreign call centres.

The agreement – called the second telecommunications fraud charter – is expected to be signed on Wednesday by representatives of BT/EE, Virgin Media O2, VodafoneThree, Tesco Mobile, Talk Talk and Sky as well as Comms Council UK (CCUK), an industry body, and the Labour Party government.

Under the new agreement, the six companies said they would improve “the security, traceability, and reliability of call infrastructure” within 12 months.

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