News Business Nearly 20 crore SIMs deactivated by service providers in India with total balance Rs 128.9 cr

Nearly 20 crore SIMs deactivated by service providers in India with total balance Rs 128.9 cr

New Delhi, Dec 3: Telecom regulator TRAI has initiated debate on the issue of operators arbitrarily disconnecting services of customers on the grounds of 'non-usage of numbers' or ‘inactive SIM connections'According to information provided by



As a result, consumers suffer from a potential loss of activity in both personal and professional set-ups causing an adverse impact on livelihood.

“While some consumers complained against the practice of deactivation of SIMs without prior intimation to them by their TSPs (Telecom Service Providers) when they were travelling in India or abroad, other subscribers lamented about disconnection of their life-time prepaid connections within a very short period of non-usage,” TRAI said.

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