About 55,000 telecom SIM subscriptions obtained fraudulently in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been identified with the help of the Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition technology (called ASTR) as part of the Sanchar Saathi initiative, according to T. Varaprasad, Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Union Minister of Communications, Railways and Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnam launched the Sanchar Saathi portal (www.sancharsaathi.gov.in) of the DoT in New Delhi on May 16 (Tuesday).
Addressing the reporters in Vijayawada, Mr. Varaprasad said that Sanchar Saathi helps citizens check mobile connections registered on their names, report fraudulent or unrequired connections, block stolen or lost mobile phones using IMEI, and verify the authenticity of a mobile before purchase.
