Monday, September 29, 2008

[prpoint] Re: ID proof for sim card activation - How safe it is?


Will affixing our thumb impression or providing PAN number help?

--- In prpoint@yahoogroups.com, "Mumtaz Fatima" <fshujauddin@...>
wrote:
>
> As per procedure after submitting our phote and ID proof documents
for
> activation, it is our duty to confirm, whether this Number is
allotted to
> allottee only or still continuing in the previous person(s) name,
from the
> regional office of the concerned agency.(Ex: Airtel, Tata etc.,)
>
> On 9/28/08, Rashmi S <rsnbr@...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> > It so happened that I bought a sim card from a small shop in
Bangalore and
> > submitted my photograph and id proof and all necessary documents
for its
> > activation. After 3 months of purchase, I got a call from the
telecom
> > provider requesting submission of id proof and photograph again
as the ones
> > i submitted to the retailer has not reached them. When I went to
the service
> > store and checked, my sim card was in another person's name and
I changed it
> > and gave all the documents required.
> >
> > My concern here is, currently terrorism and bomb blasts are
connected with
> > mobiles and sim cards and how safe it is to buy a sim card from
> > retailers/dealers and provide our id proofs? Don't you think
telecom
> > industry should take more steps to safeguard our identity? What
if the proof
> > i submitted elsewhere is used by the shop person to provide sim
card for
> > someone else?
> >
> > I strongly feel that the service providers should make sim cards
available
> > only at their specific stores. Another option is to let
customers buy sim
> > cards from any retailer/dealer and submit documents only at the
service
> > provider's exclusive stores within 7 days of purchase.
> >
> > Please share your views on this issue.
> >
> > Regards
> > Rashmi
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>

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