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New Delhi. Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday said that in case of mobile SIM replacement, the mobile number will be considered eligible for ‘porting’ only after seven days. This step has been taken to prevent fraud through mobile phone numbers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said, ‘The Telecom Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations issued by the regulator on March 14, 2024 will come into force from July 1, 2024.’
Earlier, one had to wait for 10 days for ‘SIM swap’. But the regulator has reduced this period to seven days in the new amendment. TRAI said that the purpose of the amended rules is to curb the porting of mobile numbers by anti-social elements for fraud.
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The regulator said, ‘Through these regulations, an additional criterion has been introduced for rejection of the request for allotment of Unique Porting Code (UPC).
If UPC is requested before expiry of seven days from the date of ‘SIM Swap’, UPC will not be allotted.’
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You will not be able to take more than 9 SIM cards
Earlier, the new ‘Telecommunication Act 2023’ has come into force across the country from 26 June 2024. With this, telecom sector customers will now see many big changes. Under the new rule, Indians will now be able to get a maximum of 9 SIM cards in their entire life.
Also, now, 3 years jail and a fine of up to 50 lakhs will be imposed on taking fake SIM cards. Not only this, people of Jammu Kashmir and North-East states will be able to take a maximum of 6 SIM cards. If users take more SIM cards than this, they will be fined Rs 50,000 for the first time and Rs 2 lakh for the second time.
Tags: mobile phone
first published : June 29, 2024, 1:13 pm IST
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