DoT extends SIM binding deadline to Dec 2026 amid technical hurdles. Messaging platforms remain largely silent on compliance.

The latest directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has created a new compliance challenge for messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, which must deploy SIM binding and ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has postponed the SIM-binding deadline for messaging platforms like WhatsApp, ...

The request for more time was not limited to messaging platforms alone. Handset makers and operating system providers, too, sought more time, sources said ...

WhatsApp has begun testing SIM-binding in India, prompting users to verify SIM presence on devices, aligning with government ...

The Department of Telecom has postponed the SIM-binding deadline for popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to ...

The Indian government is reportedly extending the SIM-binding deadline for apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal till ...

The Indian government has extended the deadline for implementing SIM-binding rules for mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp ...

The Department of Telecommunications will no longer require messaging apps to forcibly log out web-based access points — like WhatsApp Web — every six hours. A DoT official confirmed to The Hindu that ...

Meta has confirmed reports that WhatsApp is testing SIM binding for regular Indian users as required under the DoT directive.

The SIM-binding saga continues as social media platforms attempt to engage with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) past the Febraury 28 deadline for compliance, as per sources. The SIM-binding ...

Popular messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and similar services will be required to follow mandatory SIM binding rules in India. The move follows updated Telecom Cyber Security ...