New Delhi: From now onwards people who obtain Mobile connections with false documents or try to cash with it should be careful. They have to face police investigation if the submitted documents proved to be false or doubtful. Department of Telecommunications(DOT) issued this strict guidelines which will come into effect from 9th of this month.
According to this guidelines the retailer will also have to sign authenticating the documents submitted by the customer have been verified with original copies of proof of address and identity.
Retailers and franchisee selling mobile SIM cards will have to register police complaint against subscribers if they submit forged documents to get mobile connections.
According to the guidelines, "In cases where forged documents are submitted by the subscriber and originals are also forged, police complaint or FIR shall be lodged by the PoS (Point of Sale) or franchisee against the subscriber within 15 days of bringing it to the notice of licensee (telecom operator)."
The guidelines also make it mandatory for the licensee to sign the form prior to activation of the SIM card certifying the information provided on the form is correct.
"We are working towards the implementation of these guidelines," GSM industry body COAI director-general Rajan Mathews said.
