Broadband India Forum urges DoT to review its new cyber security, SIM binding rules

Mumbai: Tech industry body Broadband India Forum (BIF) has urged the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to review its recently introduced Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025, and a related SIM Binding Directive, warning that the new framework contains legal flaws and overreaches the boundaries of the existing Telecommunications Act, 2023.

The SIM binding mandate comes into effect from March 1, which means apps such as WhatsApp, Signal, etc will only function when the registered SIM card is physically present and active in the device.