NEW DELHI, Nov 8:
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched an alternate digital KYC process for issuing new connections across various circles, a top official has said. The telecom PSU has informed the Department of Telecom (DoT) about the new system which has been rolled out, Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said.
“We have conveyed that we have launched the new system across all our circles and it has stabilised,” Shrivastava said.
Earlier this week, large private telecom operators including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel said they have begun rolling out ‘alternate digital KYC (know your customer) process for new connections, which will replace Aadhaar-based electronic verification process. Airtel has started rolling out the alternate digital KYC in select circles including Delhi, UP (East) and UP (West) with plans to extend to other locations in the coming days.
Vodafone Idea has also confirmed its new digital KYC process is live and being rolled out nationally, and added that the DoT instructions allow for provisional rollout of digital KYC. Reliance Jio sources, too, had indicated that the operator has a plan on alternate digital KYC and will roll it out soon. However, it is not clear if telecom service providers are, for now, simultaneously continuing Aadhaar eKYC for verification of new subscribers — a breather they have sought from the government while the new system is set in place. (PTI)
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