LGU+ Allows Mobile Driver's License for Phone Activation Instead of Physical ID Card

An LG Uplus model is introducing the activation of telecommunication services using a mobile driver's license at the store.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] From now on, mobile driver's licenses can be used to activate mobile phones instead of physical ID cards.

LG Uplus announced on the 9th that it has developed and applied a computer system that allows customers to subscribe to telecommunication services such as new subscriptions and number portability using mobile driver's licenses.

The mobile driver's license is an ID downloaded onto an individual's smartphone according to the Road Traffic Act. Unlike the mobile driver's license verification service available on the PASS application of the three major mobile carriers, it can be used through the 'Mobile ID App' operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The mobile license can be issued at all 27 driver's license examination centers nationwide and 258 police stations, then stored and used on a mobile phone.

Until now, a physical ID card was required to use telecommunication services such as new subscriptions, number portability, and device changes. To improve customer convenience, LG Uplus has improved related work procedures and systems since early this year to enable the use of mobile driver's licenses for mobile phone activation and other services. To enhance security, an information utilization system was established through the Korea Association for ICT Promotion (KAIT), the lead node operator based on blockchain technology.

Customers using mobile driver's licenses can simply apply for telecommunication services such as new subscriptions, number portability, and device changes by scanning a QR code presented by staff using the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Mobile ID App' at nationwide agencies or sales points, then consenting to information provision and completing identity verification procedures.

LG Uplus plans to improve the system to allow the use of mobile driver's licenses not only offline but also for non-face-to-face mobile phone subscriptions. Currently, identity verification during non-face-to-face activation is only possible via the PASS app or SMS reception, but in the future, a method for identity verification through the mobile driver's license app will be added to expand user options.

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