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New Delhi:<\/strong> In response to rising mobile phone fraud, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced a mandatory seven-day waiting period for mobile number portability (MNP) following a SIM swap or replacement. This regulation will be effective from July 1, 2024, and aims to prevent fraudulent activities related to SIM card tampering.<\/p>\n According to TRAI, SIM swap or replacement is the process by which an existing subscriber acquires a new SIM card to replace a lost or corrupted one.<\/p>\n TRAI regulations also permit users to opt for Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a service that enables them to keep their mobile number while switching from one service provider to another within the country.<\/p>\n Previously, there was a 10-day waiting period after a SIM swap. However, this duration has been shortened to seven days as per the recent update to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amended regulations are aimed at curbing the porting of mobile numbers by way of fraudulent SIM swaps or replacement by unscrupulous elements,\u201d stated TRAI.<\/p>\n The regulator explained that the new rule introduces an additional criterion for rejecting requests for a Unique Porting Code (UPC), essential for MNP.<\/p>\n \u201cSpecifically, a UPC shall not be allocated if the request for the UPC has been made before the expiry of seven days from the date of the SIM swap\/replacement,\u201d TRAI clarified.<\/p>\n The decision came after consultations with multiple stakeholders. While there were arguments to keep the 10-day waiting period, some proposed a shorter span of two to four days to prevent inconvenience to subscribers in urgent scenarios. In the end, TRAI found a middle ground between ensuring security and facilitating user convenience.<\/p>\n \u201cThe authority has decided to keep a waiting period of seven days after the SIM swap or replacement for a mobile number to become eligible for porting,\u201d affirmed the regulator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] New Delhi: In response to rising mobile phone fraud, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced a mandatory seven-day waiting period for mobile number portability (MNP) following a SIM swap or replacement. This regulation will be effective from July 1, 2024, and aims to prevent fraudulent activities related to SIM card tampering. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/simcard.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32196,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32194\/revisions\/32196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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