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Another SIM registration drive is underway, this time in Argentina where regulator Enacom has kicked off what will be a 60-day process as identity validation through biometric data for mobile telephony comes into force.

Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. has partnered with all-in-one money app, Maya, to launch Power Savings, an exclusive promo that enables postpaid subscribers to grow their savings faster. 

Some 3.3 million SIMs were enrolled on the second day of mandatory registration, the National Telecommunications Commission said, as glitches that marred the first day of listing were addressed.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has reiterated warnings against the use of one ID card to register for more than five SIM cards, which violates the regulation, as it is ramping up efforts to combat fraudulent online activities and illegal transactions.

Yet another SIM card registration exercise is having problems after reports that in Kenya, as the latest registration deadline draws closer, some 15 million SIM cards could be rendered unusable by 15 October.

Service providers must sufficiently notify unregistered subscribers before disconnecting.

Service providers must sufficiently notify unregistered subscribers before disconnecting.

CA has threatened to levy the full penalty for non-compliance upon both mobile network operators and individual subscribers at the end of the mandatory SIM card registration deadline in October.

The SIM registration trend continues. This time it’s about to become law in the Philippines where Congress has ratified an act mandating ownership registration of all SIM cards for electronic devices and social media accounts. The bill now awaits the president’s signature.