SIM Card New Rule: A big news has come out for the users using mobile phones. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued an important rule regarding SIM card. TRAI’s new rule is related to the safety of smartphone users. The authority has decided to change the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) rule
SIM Card New Rule: New updates keep coming from time to time regarding the new rules of SIM card. In this episode, important information is being issued for mobile users. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to change the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) rule. This rule is being implemented by TRAI to avoid SIM swap fraud. These rules will come into effect from July 1. TRAI has released the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2023) draft. It has been issued on the advice of the Department of Telecommunications. Actually, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued new rules on 15 March 2024. These new rules will come into force across the country from 1 July 2024. On these rules, TRAI says that this will help in curbing the incidents of fraud.
These rules have changed for SIM cards
If the SIM card is stolen or damaged, now you will have to wait a bit to get a new SIM. Earlier, after the SIM card was stolen or damaged, you used to get a SIM card immediately from the store. But now in this case its locking period has been increased. Now users will have to wait for 7 days. Only after this will the users get a new SIM card. According to the new rule, people who have swapped their SIM cards in recent days will not be able to port their mobile number. Customers will be able to do this work after 7 days. That is, after the change in the MNP rule, you will get a new miss card only after the next seven days.
Press Release No. 13/2024 regarding TRAI Releases Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth amendment) Regulations, 2024https://t.co/Gd7jWT6Upq
— TRAI (@TRAI) March 15, 2024
Why was the decision taken?
It was revealed in many cases that once the SIM card was stolen, the number was activated on another SIM card. After this, some other incident is carried out. Now this decision was taken with the aim of preventing such online scam incidents. A notification was issued by TRAI in March regarding this. Now users like Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio need to be alert.
