“SIM binding is basically verifying that the device on which you are using an app actually has the SIM which is linked to that app,” said Parag Kar, former vice president for government affairs (India ...

The Department of Telecommunications' new SIM binding rules may harm small businesses, complicate communication, and ...

The latest directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has created a new compliance challenge for messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, which must deploy SIM binding and ...

The Centre recently passed directions asking social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal to enforce SIM binding, and automatic logout from web-based chats every six hours. According to ...

Online messaging apps must be linked to an active SIM card at all times for access to their services, following a government directive. The aim is to curb digital frauds but for millions of ...

New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has welcomed the Government of India's recent directive mandating SIM-binding for app-based communication ...

Indians are losing billions of rupees to cyber scams every year. Tragically, many victims have taken their own lives after losing their entire life savings to these schemes. These scams, often ...

On December 12, MediaNama organised a discussion on the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) recent directive mandating continuous SIM–device binding for app-based communication platforms, ...

Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. App-based communication services providers and Indian telcos are at loggerheads over the ...