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title: "3 Key CN Telecom Operators Stop SIM Card Services via Third-party Internet Channels Starting Aug"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294637007.md"
description: "China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom have stopped SIM card services via third-party internet channels starting August 1. Users must now use official apps or websites to order SIMs. This move aims to combat illegal merchants falsely claiming authorization and collecting sensitive personal data, thereby protecting customer information security."
datetime: "2026-08-03T03:46:42.000Z"
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# 3 Key CN Telecom Operators Stop SIM Card Services via Third-party Internet Channels Starting Aug

CHINA TELECOM, CHINA MOBILE and CHINA UNICOM recently issued an "Announcement on Regulating SIM Card Sales Management Through Internet Channels".

With effect from last Saturday (1st), users who need to order SIM cards through internet channels can only process applications through official channels such as telecom operators' official apps and official websites, while third-party internet channels will no longer provide SIM card-related services.

The telecom operators said they recently discovered that some illegal merchants falsely claimed to be "authorized operator partners" to publish fake SIM card sales information, or used SIM card sales as a pretext to collect users' sensitive personal information including identity documents, addresses and contact details, thereby infringing users' rights and exposing them to significant information leakage risks. 

To effectively safeguard customers' personal information security, the telecom companies will adjust and upgrade SIM card business operations on internet channels.

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