biometric sim registration

Illegal int'l calls thrive on Teletalk

State-owned carrier Teletalk's failure to kill around 22 lakh unregistered connections is allowing a huge volume of illegal international calls to be made, depriving the government of revenue.

Re-Registration of SIMs / Carriers start blocking 2.5 crore connections

Mobile service providers have started the process to block more than two and half crore active mobile subscriptions as of zero hour today, for the users' failure to complete biometric re-registration as per government decree.

Brief incoming for blocked SIMs

Subscribers using biometrically unregistered SIM cards will have their outgoing calls blocked after today, while incoming calls are likely to stay active for “a few hours”, according to a top official of a telecom operator.

SIM re-registration deadline now May 31

Time for biometric SIM re-registration, which was scheduled to end today, has been extended to May 31, says State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim.

SIM Re-Registration / Late rush overwhelms operators

Telecom operators had to deal with a last-minute rush of mobile phone users yesterday, with the deadline for biometric SIM re-registration expiring today.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Illegal int'l calls thrive on Teletalk

State-owned carrier Teletalk's failure to kill around 22 lakh unregistered connections is allowing a huge volume of illegal international calls to be made, depriving the government of revenue.

June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016

Carriers start blocking 2.5 crore connections

Mobile service providers have started the process to block more than two and half crore active mobile subscriptions as of zero hour today, for the users' failure to complete biometric re-registration as per government decree.

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

Brief incoming for blocked SIMs

Subscribers using biometrically unregistered SIM cards will have their outgoing calls blocked after today, while incoming calls are likely to stay active for “a few hours”, according to a top official of a telecom operator.

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

SIM re-registration deadline now May 31

Time for biometric SIM re-registration, which was scheduled to end today, has been extended to May 31, says State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim.

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

Late rush overwhelms operators

Telecom operators had to deal with a last-minute rush of mobile phone users yesterday, with the deadline for biometric SIM re-registration expiring today.