{
  "id": 2311349,
  "title": "SIM card rules 2026: What changes from Aug 24 & how many connections can you have",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sim-card-rules-2026-what-changes-from-aug-24-how-many-connections-can",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T05:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sim-card-rules-2026-what-changes-from-august-24-and-how-many-connections-can-you-have/articleshow/133393839.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Telecom providers must stop individuals from obtaining more than nine mobile connections. A new system starts August twenty-fourth, initially verifying connections post-facto. Operators will use subscriber photos from the Digital Intelligence Platform for checks. Real-time identification and prevention of excess connections are mandated by November thirtieth. This aims to enforce existing limits…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}