New rules and regulations have been issued for mobile SIM cards. New rules have been issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 15 March 2024, which will be applicable across the country from 1 July 2024. TRAI says that incidents of fraud can be prevented by changing the rules. However, common users may face problems due to this.
What changed in the rules?
Under the new rules, mobile users who have recently swapped their SIM cards will not be able to port their mobile number. Let us tell you that exchanging SIM is called SIM swapping. SIM swapping occurs when a SIM card is lost or broken. If this happens, you can ask your telecom operator to replace your old SIM with a new SIM.
What will be the benefit?
TRAI says that such a step has been taken to prevent incidents of fraud. The new rule has been implemented to prevent fraudsters from porting mobile connection immediately after SIM swapping or replacement.
What is SIM swapping?
In today's times, SIM swapping frauds have increased, in which fraudsters easily take possession of your PAN card and Aadhaar photo. After this, they get a new SIM card issued by making the excuse of losing the mobile. After this, the OTP received on your number reaches the fraudsters.
TRAI's recommendation
TRAI has recommended the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to launch a new service in which the name of every incoming call will be displayed on the mobile user's handset, whether the name is saved in the contact list or not. With this, incidents of fraud can be controlled. But this has raised questions regarding privacy.