NEW SIM REPLACEMENT RULES FROM TODAY
New Delhi (01/07/2024): The Amendments to Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regulations will come into force from today. The move aims to check SIM swap and replacement fraudulent activities. As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the SIM swap or replacement means a process of acquisition of a new SIM card in place of a lost of non-working SIM card by the existing subscriber. Users can choose the MNP facility which allows them to retain the number when they move from one access provider to another in the country. The TRAI has decided to introduce an additional criterion for rejection of the request for allocation of the Unique Porting Code (UPC) through the amended regulations. It further mandates that the UPC should not be allocated if the request for UPC has been made before the expiry of seven days from the date of SIM swap or replacement of the mobile number which was earlier ten days.
