Now TRAI is after those SIM cards which are not recharged frequently, considering to impose penalties on such telecoms

Seems like another click bait article by NBT..... Share TRAI's circular or any credible news portal's article link!

Well its a good move i would say for safety:) to avoid sims being dormant:) if you dont need just cancel the sim, if you need the sim just recharge minimum PAYING MORE TO TELECOM COMPANIES:) xD

can u create a poll to find how many people here use two phone numbers

basically favoring duopoly as Vi or bsnl is secondary number for mostly anyone who still has them, this number thing is bullshit they opened number with starting 6xxx there is still 5xxx series available, also total no of subscribers dropping as people can't have multiple sims anymore, all those numbers goes in recycling anyway 

this reminds me when airtel said OTT platform needs to pay telecos money cz most of data used on them??!!!

Why isn't this news widely published on major news sites?

I believe it's a clickbait and build up news from too much little information.

Only english version I got : https://www.lokmattimes.com/technology/trai-pla...

I recharge 2 nos with yearly plan. Why would govt care even if I use 2 sims or more. Does it matter? 

Also, how can you justify when a person got 8 connections and all are active? 

This is one of the most hoaxed and clickbait title I have seen in recent times (got a mini heart attack after reading the title). This is only applicable when you do not recharge your secondary number. People like me who use Vi and BSNL (using later as secondary but recharge every month) has nothing to fear with it. If you want service, you need to pay for it, nothing is free.

considering whether to impose penalties on operators, who are holding on to number resources with low utilisation. For example, a subscriber with dual SIMs not using one for a long time but the operator is not cancelling this number in fear of losing user base.

Most probably, trai is expecting more revenue from the players like Jio / Vi who generously keeps nos active even without recharge. 

Obviously users recharging won't get affected.

Fact check: https://x.com/dintentdata/status/18012576782133...

This is just pure corporate lobbying.They have no problem with dual sims.They have problem with low recharge on second sims.They have already made keeping second sim a money pit.Now they wants more.And I am sure, there will be some corporate apologists who will try to justify it, giving nonsensical arguments about safety, privacy etc

Monthly recharge price is so high that it is difficult to recharge only first sim for many. The number of people using dual sim reduced drastically. It is a good move. They can ask phone makers to stop making phones with dual sim.

The government should prioritize helping individuals over businesses.

Well I've to put my foot down and say this notion is OUTRAGEOUS and ludicrious. TRAI is in bed with Chortel and Jio|oiL now.

If anything they should be charging less.

I just want to add some greedy tricks these network providers use which TRAI has turned blind eyes on:
I. 28 days month concept.

By this method, we are actually paying for 13 months in a year.
II. minimum recharge concept.

Now a days, minimum recharge to keep a number active is getting ludicrous high. Its like ₹179 for 28 days.
III. Forced Plans options. There are no options now to pick only calling plans or validity plans. All in one plans are replacing those.
IV. No human customer or customer support only for premium users.

Just open your phone and try reaching out to an actual human support.

Its getting near to impossible.

Clickbit...

Trai is after inefficient use of numbers allocated to telecom providers..nothing to do with 1st SIM or 2nd SIM in the phone ..

Trai want to encourage recycling of numbers.. today numbers are kept in suspended state for months..

Breaking news - TRAI tells govt. to shut down DesiDime.com for purposes not complying  with Rules or Policies.

I always hate TRAI 

Hardly think from consumer side 

Many want to use single SIM, but unfortunately, we have to use 2-3 sim because we want to keep personal or professional separate, and some do not want give primary number to everyone 

@Venom14 hi

News is not false, in fact the headlines used by media outlets was misleading.

I have modified it accordingly as per my understanding of the situation 

TRAI is becoming RBI . what about fake callers ,mobile scam , app sending our data , deep web data leaks, low speed on 4g/5g, network coverage , call drop ?

close multiple sims of car dealerships & service centres who keep bombarding everyday asking "sir gaadi service ke liye kab pickup karni hai"

Well the article does clearly say the penalty would be charged on service providers but charges will be passed on indirectly to customers by the cellular service providers. TRAI has clarified that only - that they don't directly plan to charge customers for multiple SIMs. Doesn't mean cellular service providers won't. They need stricter regulation

fake news

Trai, if you're going to disconnect, just do it without causing an alarm. We will deal with it later