ComReg urges telecoms firms to do more to tackle scam calls

Statistics from the Central Statistics Office show that there was a 90% increase in fraud incidents last year, which it said was 'largely driven by unauthorised transactions and attempts to obtain personal or banking information online or by phone'. File photo

Phone companies must do more to combat the scourge of scam calls and reduce their impact on Irish households, the communications regulator has said.

Action is already under way to help reduce the number of calls that appear to be originating from an Irish number, which the regulator said may “notably lessen” the volumes of calls currently being received.