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, ...

New Delhi: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Union Ministry of Communications raising concerns over the recent SIM-Binding Directions issued by the Department of ...

App-based communication services providers and Indian telcos are at loggerheads over the SIM-binding directions issued by the department of telecommunications, which are to be complied with by the end ...

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), while flagging concerns over the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) recent SIM-binding directions said that rules go beyond the scope of the ...

A new government directive requiring popular online messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram to implement continuous SIM-binding could face broader public resistance, with a latest survey ...

LocalCircles survey finds widespread concern over WhatsApp and Telegram access as India moves to enforce continuous SIM linkage A majority of Indian users, especially those travelling overseas, fear ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India has issued a decisive mandate requiring major communication apps to implement SIM binding within the next 90 days, marking one of the strongest ...

The applications must regularly check if the original SIM card associated with the account is inserted in the phone. (Image: Unsplash) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new ...

App-based communication providers like WhatsApp and Telegram can only implement device-level binding at most, not true SIM binding, telecom specialist and former Qualcomm Vice President for Government ...

The government has recently mandated continuous SIM-device binding for instant messaging applications, citing cyber-fraud losses exceeding Rs 22,800 crore in 2024 alone. The Ministry of Communications ...

The government has introduced strict new “SIM-binding” rules that will fundamentally change how people access internet messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, ...

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has endorsed the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) latest directive, which calls for a binding link between SIM cards and app-based ...