The Blinkit-Irtel Home Delivery Service has been packed after the department of telecommunications raised concerns about compliance with regulations and stipulated sounds. Read on for more detailsread more
Days after Blinkit-Aartel Sim Home Delivery was announced with much fanfare, the service has been put on hold, news agency pti said quoting sources. The move came after the department of telecommunications (dot) Queried airtel on the process being followed and made it clea
The Telecom Department Recently circulated a e-mail to various telecom service provider, saying “The existing self-kyc process, as per the extra instrument, shall be Followed scruped scruple
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Pti quoted a person privy to the development said that the offering has been “put on hold, not discontinured”. A Quick Search Done on Blinkit for Airtel Sim Returned No Mats.
A user on x penned a post saying: “Triaged ordering an airtel sim via blinkit. I BLINKED & MLDR; The Service was discontinued & MLDR;”
Pti Said Emails Sent to Airtel and Quick Commerce Platform, BLINKIT, Seeking Coments on the status of the launch announcing announcing and whose one or not the same have been discontinued, did not elicit any respons
On April 15, Bharti Airtel Had Announced This Partnership With Blinkit for the Delivery of Sim Cards to its customers within ten minutes.
It had said that in the initial phase of the launch, the Sim delivery service will be available across 16 major cities, include metropolies such as delhi, gurgaon, furidabad, sonipat, sonipat, ahmedabad, ahmedabad, surette Chennai, Bhopal, Indore, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Hyderabad.
There was plans to add more cities and towns over a period of time.
Here are seven reasons why the government put the home delivery of airtel sim on hold:
1. Regulatory Compliance Concerns
The department of telecommunications (dot) Queried Airtel about the process being followed and emphasized that all stipulated KYC (Know Your Customer) Norms MUST BE Stightly Complyed with.
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2. KYC Process Scrutiny
The dot reminded telecom service providers that the existing self-kyc process, as per current instructions, must be followed scruptulous, RAISING CONCERNS About which was the rapid hoodry Could MainTain these Standards.
3. Security and Fraud Risks
Rapid Sim Delivery Combined with Aadhaar-Based Ekyc Increases The Risk of Misuse, Such as Sim Swap Fraud, Identity Theft, and Unauthorized Sim activations Using Stolen OR FORGED DOCumants.
4. Potential for Criminal Misuse
There have been past institutes where sim cards obtained through fraudulent means we used for illegal activities like Cyber Fraud, Terrorism, Terrorism, and Human Trafficking, Making Story Verification Essential.
5. Need for Robust Verification Protocols
The fast delivery model demands are rigorous on-the-spot verification, which may not be feasible or reliable with delivery personnel, Increasing the Risk of Sims Falling of SIMS FALLING INTO THE WOLLLING
6. Data Privacy Concerns
Sharing Customer Data Between Blinkit and Airtel for SIM Activation and Delivery Raises Privacy and Data Protection Concerns, Especially in Light of Past Aadhaar Data Leaks.
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7. Service Still in evaluation phase
The offering has been “put on hold, not discontinured,” suggesting that bot companies and regulators are reviewing processes to address these compliance and secondsuies before