India, July 7 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper proposing a regulatory framework for the sale of SIM and eSIM cards issued by international telecom service providers (TSPs). These SIMs are intended for use in machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices manufactured in India specifically for export.

This initiative follows a request made in September 2024 by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), part of the Ministry of Communications. The DoT sought TRAI's recommendations, under the provisions of the TRAI Act, regarding the terms and conditions governing the issuance and renewal of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the import and sale of foreign-issued TSP SIM/...