The Department of Telecommunications has issued an order to re-verify the SIM of subscribers holding beyond nine connections across India and six connections in the case of Jammu and Kashmir, North East and Assam and disconnect in the case of non-verification.
The DoT has asked telecom operators to remove all the flagged mobile connections from the database that are not in use as per the rule. The order comes from DoT to check incidence of financial crimes, pesky calls, automated calls and fraudulent activities.
The outgoing facilities, including data services, of the "flagged mobile connection shall be suspended within 30 days" and "the incoming service shall be suspended within 45 days" in case subscriber has turned up for verification and exercises his option to surrender or transfer to disconnect mobile connections.
In case no subscriber turns up for re-verification, the flagged number will be deactivated within 60 days. The said timelines shall be regularly intimated by the TSPs to the subscribers of flagged mobile connections via SMSs/IVRS/e-mail/app or any other available methods. The subscribers shall also be regularly intimated about the reason for barring of services.
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