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DA 24-388
Released: May 13, 2024
FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU CLASSIFIES ‘ROYAL TIGER’ AS A
CONSUMER COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SERVICES THREAT (C-CIST)
File No. EB-TCD-24-00036019
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
issues this Public Notice to notify domestic and international law enforcement partners, industry
stakeholders, and consumers that it has classified a group of individuals and entities, which it identifies as
Royal Tiger,” as a Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST). Royal Tiger has
a presence in India, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
The Bureau classifies a party as a C-CIST when the party’s misconduct—in either nature or scope—poses
a significant threat to consumers’ trust in, and ability to use, communications information services. The
Bureau applies this classification to heighten awareness of these threat actors among our law enforcement
partners and industry stakeholders. The objective is to ensure that these threat actors are readily detected
and blocked from perpetuating potentially unlawful schemes that compromise our communications
information services and harm consumers. In particular, this notice will provide industry stakeholders
with information to enhance their “Know Your Customer” (KYC) and “Know Your Upstream Provider”
(KYUP) processes.1 Industry stakeholders are the first line of defense in keeping harmful traffic off of
U.S. communications networks.
Royal Tiger’s Profile and Known Associates and Entities
Royal Tiger is led by an individual named Prince Jashvantlal Anand and his associate Kaushal
Bhavsar. Prince Jashvantlal Anand appears to maintain residences in the United Arab Emirates and
India.2 Prince Jashvantlal Anand has previously used the alias “Frank Murphy.”3 Kaushal Bhavsar
appears to maintain a residence in India4 and, according to FCC records, a presence in Delaware.5
1 See 47 CFR § 64.1200(n)(4)-(5).
2 Prince Anand Skype Chat, June 17, 2021, at 3:26:34 PM (on file at EB-TCD-24-00036019) (Prince Anand Skype
Chat); id. at November 30, 2021, at 3:53:35 AM.
3 Prince Anand Skype Chat at June 10, 2021, at 8:18:53 AM (“Frank Murphy” introduces himself as Prince Anand).
4 See Kaushal Bhavsar, Linkedln, https://in.linkedin.com/in/kaushal-bhavsar-a69a3a255 (last visited May 10, 2024)
(screenshots on file at EB-TCD-24-00036019).
5 See One Eye LLC, Fed. Commc’ns Comm’n, Form 499 Filer Database, Detailed Information,
https://apps.fcc.gov/cgb/form499/499detail.cfm?FilerNum=834729 (last visited May 10, 2024).

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