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If you are planning to port your SIM card to another company then this is important news for you. From Monday i.e. 1 July 2024, SIM The rules for card porting have changed. Till now, users had to wait for 10 days to get their SIM ported. But, now this waiting period has been reduced. This means that now people will not have to wait much. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that now no one will have to wait for just 7 days to get the SIM ported. This change has been made so that people do not face any problem.
What is a SIM port?
Let us tell you that the process of changing your mobile number from one telecom company to another is called SIM porting. To avoid SIM swap scam, SIM porting takes a few days. Earlier people had to wait for 10 days for this, which has now been reduced to 7 days.
What is SIM swap scam?
It is very important to know about SIM swap scam. In this, scammers send fraudulent emails or messages to trap people. These messages can be in the name of a company or bank. They contain links or files that download malware from the phone. This malware steals people's personal information.
Then using this information, hackers go to the mobile company and show fake documents and tell that their phone has been stolen. After this, the mobile company issues a new SIM and ports your number to it. After this, hackers use the new SIM to obtain the OTP required to withdraw money from your bank account.
These new rules are part of the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, which were issued by TRAI on March 14, 2024. These rules have been amended eight times. TRAI has written in its statement that “these amendment rules have been made to prevent fraudulent SIM swap or replacement of mobile number porting.” By reducing the time taken for SIM port, people will no longer have to wait long.
