India, Dec. 3 -- The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has voiced serious concern over the Directions for SIM Binding issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 28 November 2025. These directions require app-based communication services to remain constantly linked to the specific SIM card inserted in a user's device and mandate compulsory six-hour logouts for users accessing services via web or desktop platforms.

Although the DoT has described the measures as an effort to curb cyber-fraud originating from abroad, BIF argues that the directives raise fundamental questions of jurisdiction, proportionality and consumer impact.

It further observes that the obligations extend far beyond the mandates set out in the Telecom Act or the p...