{"id":1305829,"date":"2025-10-14T09:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/spam-call-blocking-is-now-in-effect-in-ukraine-how-it-works\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:59:20","slug":"spam-call-blocking-is-now-in-effect-in-ukraine-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/spam-call-blocking-is-now-in-effect-in-ukraine-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Spam call blocking is now in effect in Ukraine: how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"272\"><strong>Ukrainians can now get rid of annoying spam calls \u2013 mobile operators have been given the right to block such numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"373\"> This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"571\"> According to him, new government regulations allowing operators to block spam numbers came into effect on October 2. Thousands of spam calls were blocked in the first few days of the regulation&#8217;s implementation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"734\"> &#8220;Spam calls are calls of an advertising nature, when a company calls the user without prior consent and advertises a product or service,&#8221; Fedorov explained.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"844\"> Now every Ukrainian can help fight spam by reporting unwanted numbers to their operator: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1211\"><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"968\">\n<p data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"968\"> <strong>Vodafone<\/strong> \u2013 in the application or by numbers: 111, 0 800 400 111 (in Ukraine), +38 050 400 111 (in roaming);<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1086\">\n<p data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1086\"> <strong>Kyivstar<\/strong> \u2014 in the app or by calling: 466, 0800300466 (in Ukraine), *105*466# (in roaming);<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1211\">\n<p data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1211\"> <strong>Lifecell<\/strong> \u2013 in the app or by phone: 5433, 0 800 20 5433 (in Ukraine), +38 063 5433 111 (in roaming).<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1363\"> You can also contact the Government hotline at 1545 or file a complaint on the website of the National Commission for the Regulation of Electronic Communications.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1466\"> &#8220;Submit requests and help operators combat spammers,&#8221; concluded Mikhail Fedorov. <\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\">\n<p> Also follow <strong>&#8220;Pryamy&#8221;<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainians can now get rid of annoying spam calls \u2013 mobile operators have been given the right to block such numbers. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. According to him, new government regulations allowing operators to block spam numbers came into effect on October 2. 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