BSNL Goes Digital, Hard Copies of Documents No Longer Required for New Connections : Report

BSNL (Mysuru), in favour of the digital authentication process, has ditched the conventional way of getting a new mobile connection. Instead of verifying the hard copies of documents (address proofs or ID proofs), the telco will now make use of biometric data (computer image processing or digital fingerprint analysis) and Aadhaar number to do the same to provide its potential customers with new connections.

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KL Jairam, District General Manager, BSNL Mysuru told TOI that There will no longer be need to produce photocopies of identity proofs and photographs. The customer’s Aadhaar number and biometric impression will be taken, and if they match, all information will be collected from the Aadhaar database. The whole process takes only a few seconds.”

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He had also mentioned that the telco is highly focusing on escalating its optical fibre network services to customers (which delivers high-speed broadband ranging between 256Kbps and 100Mbps as cited on BSNL’s website).

Commenting on the same, Jairam said “In Mysuru, about 2,500 customers currently have optical fibre connections (OFC). In Mysuru and Chamarajnagar, around 354-gram panchayat have high-speed internet connection with OFC, and another 44 are identified for new connections.”

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He had also shed some light on the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots in and around Mysuru Palace — a tourist destination. Reportedly, BSNL is planning to install seven Wi-Fi hotspots in the palace and surrounding places. After the Mysuru Zoo, the Palace will be BSNL’s second Wi-Fi zone, he added.