# calling-name-presentation

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Last updated: 2026-10-16
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Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) is a telephone network service that shows the called user the caller's name, supplied by the network rather than by the caller, alongside the calling number. 3GPP specifies it as a name identification supplementary service in TS 22.096.

India's Department of Telecommunications [ordered all access providers](https://www.dot.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/10/d86da4092d50f052becd6113de83d37e.pdf) to switch it on in 4G and later networks from November 1, 2026: unless the recipient has saved the number, the handset shows the name in the originating operator's subscriber record, or "International Call", and business users may present a verified registered trade mark or GST trade name instead ([our coverage](https://startwithidentity.com/blog/2026-10-15-india-mandates-cnap-caller-name-display-from-november-1/)). That turns the caller's KYC record into a network-asserted identity signal against [vishing](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/vishing/) from unknown numbers. It is a weak signal: it says who registered the SIM rather than who is speaking, the Indian mandate does not yet cover 2G, 3G or fixed lines, and calls placed through internet messaging apps do not carry it. Help desks and fraud teams should not treat a displayed name as identity verification and should keep call-back to a number on file.

See also: [vishing](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/vishing/), [help-desk social engineering](https://startwithidentity.com/techniques/help-desk-social-engineering/), [SIM swap](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/sim-swap/), [KYC](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/kyc/)