The government has asked telecom service providers not to give mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India. New guidelines issued by Department of Telecom recently said that the proof for issuance of a mobile connection to any foreigner will be the passport having a valid visa.
The DoT said, any mobile connection issued to a foreigner should not have a validity beyond the validity of the visa. Official sources said, the move comes in the wake of instances where mobile connections used by foreigners were misused by some of the people even after the departure of the foreign nationals from the country. The guidelines said, for address proof of a foreigner, the address of the local reference which may also be that of the tour operator shall be taken and in case there is no local reference, the address of stay shall be taken.