How many SIMs are active in your name? Find out from this portal in minutes, know how it works

Many times there are reports that someone is running a mobile number in our name or someone has taken a SIM without our knowledge. In such a situation, now you can easily know how many mobile numbers are active in your name. With this, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched a portal - tafcop.dgtelecom.gov.in, with the help of which you can easily know whether someone is using a mobile number in your name without your knowledge. .

Telecom department deputy director general A Robert Ravi said that cases of taking mobile SIM cards by using the details of others and using it illegally have been continuously reported, in view of which the department has launched this tool. With the help of this online tool they can get rid of the numbers they are not using.

He further said that through this website, people will be helped to know how many mobile numbers are running in his name. In addition, they can also request to block these numbers.

Officials said that a person can issue as many as 9 mobile connections. However, more than 9 mobile connections are running in the name of many users. He said that the portal will streamline the process for consumers in the licensed service sector of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Apart from this, this service will be implemented in other cities in phase.

How many numbers are there in your name, this will be known as active

Users can easily learn about the connection running in their name through this portal. For this, they have to enter their B-active number and then get an OTP. With the help of this, they can easily get information about all the active numbers.

The department will inform all consumers through SMS about how many numbers are active in their name. After this, consumers can go to the portal and report about the numbers that they are not using or which do not need them. After doing this by the user, the telecom service provider will either block that number or it will be deactivated. The ticket ID will be provided to the consumer, with the help of which they will be able to track how much work has been done on their request so far.