The article explains India’s 2025 SIM-binding mandate, which requires continuous linking of messaging app accounts to the original SIM used for registration. This shifts from one-time verification to ongoing identity validation to curb cyber fraud, impersonation, and misuse of telecom identifiers. Issued under the Telecommunications Act 2023, it enhances traceability and cybersecurity but raises concerns around privacy, technical feasibility, and user convenience. The mandate represents a global first, signalling a major shift toward telecom-linked digital identity governance.
Please click here to read the full article by Tony Verghese, Partner; Radhika Gupta, Partner; and Uddhav Gupta, Associate, published in International Bar Association.
Radhika specializes in telecommunications, technology and satellite communications sectors. She has extensive experience advising on regulatory issues, licensing arrangements, restructuring, information technology laws, regulations governing telecom spectrum allocation, compliances applicable to manufacturing.