TRAI has modified new SIM substitute guidelines below cellular quantity portability from July 1.
New Delhi:
Amendments to Cell Quantity Portability (MNP) rules to verify SIM swap and substitute fraudulent actions will come into drive from July 1, The telecom regulatory physique Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) stated.
“The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on March 14, 2024, issued the Telecommunication Cell Quantity Portability (Ninth Modification) Rules, 2024, which is able to come into drive on July 1, 2024,” the assertion issued by the regulator added.
As per the TRAI, the SIM swap or substitute means a strategy of acquisition of a brand new SIM card instead of a misplaced or non-working SIM card by the prevailing subscriber.
As per the TRAI guidelines, customers may select the Cell Quantity Portability (MNP) facility which permits them to retain their cellular quantity after they transfer from one entry supplier to a different entry supplier within the
nation.
With a view to bettering the MNP course of infrequently, the Telecommunication Cell Quantity Portability Rules, 2009 have been amended eight occasions up to now.
The TRAI has additionally determined to introduce an extra criterion for rejection of the request for allocation of the Distinctive Porting Code by way of these modification rules. It additional mandates that the UPC shouldn’t be allotted if the request for UPC has been made earlier than the expiry of seven days from the date of SIM swap or substitute of the cellular quantity which was earlier ten days.
In a proof word, the telecom regulator said that whereas some stakeholders believed {that a} 10-day wait interval following a SIM swap or substitute was acceptable, others argued {that a} shorter wait interval, resembling two to 4 days, could be extra cheap and {that a} 10-day wait interval might trigger subscribers inconvenience, significantly in circumstances of pressing porting.
“These modification rules are geared toward curbing the porting of cellular numbers by means of fraudulent SIM swap/substitute by unscrupulous components, TRAI added.
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