TRAI’s order on cellular quantity porting

Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday mentioned there will likely be a seven-day ready length to be eligible for porting after a SIM change or alternate of cellular quantity.

This step has been taken to stop fraud the use of cell phone numbers.

“The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued the Telecommunication Cell Quantity Portability (9th Modification) Rules, 2024 on March 14, 2024, which is able to come into drive from July 1, 2024,” the regulator mentioned.

Previous, the ready length for SIM swapping used to be 10 days, however the regulator has decreased it to 7 days in the newest modification.

TRAI mentioned the revised laws are aimed toward curtailing porting of cellular numbers thru fraudulent SIM swapping or alternative through unscrupulous parts.

“Thru those modification laws, an extra criterion has been presented for rejection of request for allotment of Distinctive Porting Code (UPC). Particularly, if the request for UPC is made sooner than the expiry of 7 days from the date of SIM change! alternative, the UPC might not be allocated,” the regulator mentioned.

TRAI, in a explanation observe, mentioned that whilst some stakeholders have been of the opinion {that a} ready length of 10 days after SIM change or alternative is cheap, any other stakeholders argued {that a} ready length of 10 days might reason inconvenience to shoppers, particularly in case of fast porting, and therefore, a shorter ready length like two to 4 days can be suitable.

The regulator mentioned it’s of the view that the ready length to stop fraudulent porting following a SIM change or alternative must neither be so quick as to defeat the aim of stopping fraudulent porting, nor must or not it’s as long as to reason inconvenience to shoppers.

“Accordingly, the Authority has determined to have a ready length of 7 days to turn out to be eligible for porting after SIM change or alternative of cellular quantity,” the regulator mentioned.