DoT directs telecom operators to reverify existing prepaid and post-paid subscribers through Aadhaar-based e-KYC process

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed all telecom operators to reverify their existing prepaid and post-paid subscribers through an Aadhaar-based electronic know your customer (e-KYC) process by February 6, 2018. This follows a Supreme Court order that had mandated Aadhaar-based e-KYC verification of all mobile phone numbers in the country in a bid to check fraudulent connections. Further, Aadhaar-based e-KYC would also be mandatory for customers procuring new SIM cards.