SIM binding mandatory for online messaging platforms: Dept of Telecom

Updated on 30 Nov 2025 | Category: Business

This direction would impact companies like WhatsApp, and could pose challenges for users travelling abroad. It is could also act as a potential hurdle in using such services across multiple devices, industry executives said.

“…it has come to the notice of Central Government that some of the app based communication services that are utilising mobile number for identification of its customers… allow users to consume their services without availability of the underlying SIM...