In a move to curb the sale of pre-paid SIM cards without proper verification, the department of telecommunications (DoT) has decided to levy a minimum penalty of Rs 1,000 per subscriber on defaulting telcos. | |
| The deadline imposed on operators to ensure that all existing subscribers are brought under the re-verification net is March 31, 2007. The DoT has also banned sale of pre-activated SIM cards. |
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| The new norms were issued on November 22, following a DoT meeting on September 27. The department has decided that the guidelines will be "scrupulously adhered to" for the purpose of supplementing the existing information. |
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| The licensor has made the person authorised at the point of sale (PoS) responsible for the verification of documents submitted by a customer. This means that an operator's salesperson will be responsible for carrying out the verification process. |
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| According to rules, a customer is required to submit his proof of identity and address while purchasing a SIM card. |
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