Airtel DTH TV, Tata Sky, other DTH subscribers will now need KYC

NEW DELHI : All DTH TV subscribers of Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV and Sun Direct will now need to complete their KYC (Know Your Customer) criteria as mandated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The regulator has released a new set of rules asking all DTH operators to ensure the identity of the subscriber.

“DTH operator should install the DTH connection at the address mentioned in the Customer Application Form (CAF) only and the address of such installed set top box must be verified by the representative of the DTH operator,” TRAI said in its recommendation

The customer application form contains information such as subscriber name, address, contact number etc.