kesav 127 Report post Posted November 26, 2009 User verification: Airtel gets highest penalty, RCom lowest Leading telecom operators including Bharti Airtel [ Get Quote ], BSNL, Vodafone and the Tatas are understood to have been slapped penalty for non-verification of subscribers in the J&K and Assam circles. According to sources, the department of telecom has slapped a penalty of Rs 5.33 crore (Rs 53.3 million) on Airtel for J&K and Rs 90.8 lakh (Rs 9.08 million) for Assam. State-owned BSNL also faces a penalty of Rs 1.48 crore (Rs 14.8 million) in J&K and Rs 7.33 lakh (Rs 733,000) in Assam. The government has taken this extreme step as these two states have been severely hit by insurgency and non-verification of subscribers could lead to escalation of illegal activities. The DoT has been issuing notifications from time to time to mobile operators to ensure 100 per cent verification. Vodafone-Essar has also been penalised with Rs 24.90 lakh (Rs 2.49 million) in J&K and Rs 1.36 lakh (Rs 136,000) in Assam. Dishnet was also found lacking subscriber verification and has been asked to pay a penalty of Rs 22 lakh for J&K and Rs 58.60 lakh in Assam. The Tatas face a penalty of Rs 9.05 lakh (Rs 905,000) for J&K for defaulting on the norms while for Assam, the amount is Rs 6,000. The Anil Ambani-led RCom has been slapped a minimum penalty of just Rs 83,000 in J&K and nil in Assam as it has 100 per cent subscriber verification in the state. As per the licence norms, Rs 1,000 is the penalty for every unverified connection on the provider. source :: http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/25/tech-user-verification-airtel-gets-highest-penalty.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted November 27, 2009 Airtel with highest penalty is expected by all :rofl_200: , since they might have followed the FAKE ACTIVATION techniques to show highest additions also in Kashmir and Assam... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mukeshlst 5 Report post Posted November 27, 2009 Airtel with highest penalty is expected by all :rofl_200: , since they might have followed the FAKE ACTIVATION techniques to show highest additions also in Kashmir and Assam... Right :Contento: :Contento: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishag 17 Report post Posted November 30, 2009 I told it so many times. GSM lobby is run by the DONs. everymonth they are doing fake activations. I have seen Airtel/Vodafone Sales Managers who were giving tranning to there sales boys that how to preactivate the SIM cards. and they equipped them with nokia 3315 and 3310 because they can activate the SIM cards fast. in many areas(Chandigarh, UP WEST etc) dealers are getting only preactivated SIM cards even if you ask for fresh SIM cards they won't give you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinky 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2009 Revenue of Govt. goes up..thanks to all Default Telecom Operators. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted November 30, 2009 ^^^ but no discount to users Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted November 13, 2010 DoT extends timeline by another 2 months to complete the user verification. New deadline :: 31st December 2010. http://dot.gov.in/as/security/sw_02.11.2010.pdf I got an automated call asking me to submit photo, ID proof and Address proof to nearest TATA Indicom store Immediately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted November 13, 2010 DoT outlines the procedure for penalizing service providers against subscriber verification Audit. http://dot.gov.in/as/2010/as_OM_03.11.2010.pdf A stupendous move by DoT. :clap: Hope it'll be followed true to its spirit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted November 22, 2010 DoT issues clarification on non-compliant wrt(with respect to) subscriber verification for cases referred from LEA(Law Enforcement Agencies), cases of complaints, cases discovered during investigation of bulk cases, surprise checks etc., DoT says these cases also will bear same penalty as it is applicable for monthly sample audit. http://dot.gov.in/as/2010/as_18.11.2010.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted January 25, 2011 Now, 'Aadhaar'(India's Unique Identification) can be used as PoI(proof of identification) & PoA (proof of address). http://dot.gov.in/as/2011/as_14.01.2011.pdf :clap: :clap: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted February 7, 2011 DoT clarifies on the penalty for non-compliance in subscriber verification audit. Each unverified subscriber found during audit invites penalty of Rs. 10,000 from the operator. http://dot.gov.in/as/2011/as_03.02.2011.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
