The government has imposed a penalty of a little over Rs 42 crore on the mobile operators for SIM cards bought on fake identity so far, which refers to defaulting on subscriber verification norms. A Department of Telecom official said the total amount of penalty imposed for SIM cards brought on fake identities on various operators so far is Rs 42.77 crore from June 2008-November 2009. In 2008-09 alone,...