“Fact-Check: Is TRAI going to charge users for having two SIMs in a phone? Here is how media twisted proposals made in TRAI consultation paper”, Opindia, June 13, 2024:
“On 13th June, News24 published a report claiming that if someone has 2 SIM cards in one phone, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may impose a fine on them. The post on social media further claimed that the fine might be imposed in a one-time-payment format or annually and the mobile operators can recover the charges from the users.
The confusing post by News24 caused a major controversy on social media with users accusing TRAI of imposing irrational charges.
In a video, News24 explained that if you are using a mobile phone with Dual SIM cards and keeping one SIM inactive, you might have to pay a charge. However, this claim is misleading as TRAI has proposed that it should charge fees for inactive SIM cards to address the issue of inactive SIMs that are not being surrendered back to TRAI by the operators. The report further suggested that TRAI’s data shows over 219 million mobile numbers are inactive, causing a significant problem……”
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