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The Telecommunication Act 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on 20 December last year and in the Rajya Sabha on 21 December.
The new ‘Telecommunications Act 2023’ has come into force in the country from June 26. Now no citizen of India will be able to get more than 9 SIM cards in his lifetime. If you buy more SIM than this then you will be fined.
Getting a SIM by wrong means will attract 3 years of jail and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh.
The new law allows the government to take over or suspend any telecom service or network and management for national security reasons. If needed in a war-like situation, the government will be able to intercept messages on the telecom network.
Under the new rule, no person in India will be able to get more than 9 SIM cards in his entire life. At the same time, people of Jammu Kashmir and North-East states will be able to take a maximum of 6 SIM cards. For purchasing more SIMs than this, there is a provision of a fine of Rs 50,000 for the first time and Rs 2 lakh every time thereafter.
Customer’s consent must be obtained before sending promotional messages.
Under the new law, consumers will have to obtain their consent before sending advertisements and promotional messages for goods and services. It also states that the company providing telecom services will have to create an online mechanism so that users can lodge their complaints online.
There are 62 sections in the new Act, currently only 39 are implemented.
The Telecommunication Act 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on 20 December last year and in the Rajya Sabha on 21 December. After that, it was converted into law after the approval of President Draupadi Murmu. There are total 62 sections in this law, out of which only 39 sections are being implemented.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had introduced the Telecommunication Bill 2023 in the Rajya Sabha on December 21. It was also passed on the same day.
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This law will replace the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act which regulates the telecom sector. Apart from this, this bill will also replace The Indian Wireless Telegraph Act 1933. It will also amend the TRAI Act 1997.
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