Telecom network operator Telenor India is implementing e-KYC based SIM activation facility across its six circles.
Telenor has completed deployment of e-KYC facility at 700 stores. By end of November, the telecom company plans to extend the facilities to all its 2,000 exclusive retail outlets across circles.
E-KYC, an electronic customer verification service, allows customer to instantly activate a Telenor mobile connection by providing his Aadhar number followed by biometric verification at the Telenor store. Through E-KYC the SIM gets activated in a few minutes.
“We are very excited about rolling out e-KYC as this heralds a new era of digitalization and is a step forward in making Digital India a reality. This is in line with our ambition of becoming the preferred partner in the digital life of our customers,” said Upanga Dutta, chief marketing officer of Telenor India.
Telenor plans to extend the facilities to 10,000 Point of Sales and take the services to mass market customer subsequently.
