Subscriber verification: Telcos to blacklist errant dealers
The apex advisory council for telecom in India (ACT) has decided to form a common code of conduct for verification of mobile connections.
By Niranjan Bharati, TNN |
NEW DELHI: Getting a new mobile phone connection is not going to be the same again. The apex advisory council for telecom in India (ACT) has decided to form a common code of conduct for verification of mobile connections. The new code would be applicable across the country. If any dealer or retailer is found violating the norms, the entire industry would blacklist the retailer or dealer.
ACT, a joint council of the cellular operators association of India (COAI) and the association of unified telecom services providers of India (AUSPI), has asked the department of telecommunication (DoT) not to impose any penalty on the industry for at least six months as the new guidelines would automatically bring down the rate of non-compliance.
ACT would also hand over the name of the black-listed dealers to the DoT and the concerned security agencies.
Earlier, DoT has proposed a penalty on the service provider in case of violation of the norms related to subscriber verification. The department has asked the industry's feedback on the proposal earlier this month.
The Council has assured the DoT that it would ensure that there is no flaw in subscriber verification. Dealers and retailers would also be asked to examine the cases of multiple connection seriously and avoid giving more connections against the same document without establishing the genuineness of the user.
ACT has asked the DoT committee to make public the notice it had drafted for the purpose of imposing penalty. The revised notice would be displayed at all the points of sale (of mobile connection) across the country. The DoT committee would periodically review the progress of the service providers on the grounds of subscriber verification and would become a party to implementation of the new norms.
ACT, a joint council of the cellular operators association of India (COAI) and the association of unified telecom services providers of India (AUSPI), has asked the department of telecommunication (DoT) not to impose any penalty on the industry for at least six months as the new guidelines would automatically bring down the rate of non-compliance.
ACT would also hand over the name of the black-listed dealers to the DoT and the concerned security agencies.
Earlier, DoT has proposed a penalty on the service provider in case of violation of the norms related to subscriber verification. The department has asked the industry's feedback on the proposal earlier this month.
The Council has assured the DoT that it would ensure that there is no flaw in subscriber verification. Dealers and retailers would also be asked to examine the cases of multiple connection seriously and avoid giving more connections against the same document without establishing the genuineness of the user.
ACT has asked the DoT committee to make public the notice it had drafted for the purpose of imposing penalty. The revised notice would be displayed at all the points of sale (of mobile connection) across the country. The DoT committee would periodically review the progress of the service providers on the grounds of subscriber verification and would become a party to implementation of the new norms.
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