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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed changes to the mobile number portability (MNP) rules to prevent SIM-swap fraud. Under the new regulations, telecom operators will need to check if a porting request is coming from a number that has undergone a SIM swap or replacement in the previous 10 days. If so, the unique porting code will not be allocated, preventing the port-out/in process.
Trai: In addition to the existing cautionary measures the telcos are required to take while porting a number from one network to another, they will now need to check if the request is coming from a number that has undergone SIM swap or replacement in the 10 days prior to the request.
/PRNewswire/ Faced with limitations in their existing legacy platform, the telecom operators recognized the need for a comprehensive change to meet evolving.