New Delhi: New telecom reforms: There is important news for mobile customers. The government has made new rules regarding SIM cards. Under this new rule, it has become even easier for some customers to get a new mobile connection. But some customers will no longer be able to get a new SIM. Now customers can now apply online for a new mobile connection and not only this, now the SIM card will reach their home.
Customers below 18 years will not get SIM
Now according to the government rules, now the company will not be able to sell new SIM to customers below 18 years. On the other hand, customers above 18 years of age can verify themselves for their new SIM with Aadhaar or any document stored in DigiLocker. The Department of Telecom has issued an order for this. DoT’s move is part of the telecom reforms approved by the cabinet on September 15.
KYC will be done in Re 1
According to the rules of the new order issued, users will have to pay just Re 1 for certification through UIDAI’s Aadhaar based e-KYC service for a new mobile connection.
These users will not get new sim
According to the new rules of the Department of Telecom, now the company will not be able to sell SIM cards to users below the age of 18 years. Apart from this, if a person is mentally ill, then such person will not be issued a new SIM card. In violation of these rules, if the SIM is sold to such a person, then the telecom company that has sold the SIM will be considered guilty.
The government amended the law
The government has issued an order for a new One Time Password (OTP) based process to convert prepaid to postpaid. The government had already amended the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 in July 2019 to reintroduce the Aadhaar-based e-KYC process for issuance of new mobile connections.
Get sim card sitting at home
Now under the new rule, customers can get SIM at their home through UIDAI based verification. DoT has said in its order that the mobile connection will be given to the customers through an app/portal based process, in which customers can apply for mobile connection sitting at home.
Customers will get convenience
At present, customers have to go through the KYC process for a new mobile connection or to convert a mobile connection from prepaid to postpaid. For this, customers have to go to the shop with their identity and address verification documents.
The Telecom Department said that there is a need to promote contactless service for the convenience of customers and ease of doing business during the Corona period.
