"From 24.8.2026 onward, TSPs shall take appropriate technical and organisational measures to identify each subscriber who seeks to obtain mobile connections beyond the prescribed limit using the representative image of the photo of a subscriber....and communicate to him that he already has maximum number of mobile connections permitted to an individual and accordingly, a new mobile connection cannot be provided to him," the circular said.
From August 23, a representative image of the photograph of each subscriber who has already reached the prescribed limit will be made available on the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP).
However, the limit is lower in certain regions. Subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and the North-East can have a maximum of six mobile connections.
The instructions also require customers to provide a declaration in the Customer Application Form (CAF) regarding the mobile connections already held in their name across telecom operators and licensed service areas.
