Governmentsays Statutory Instrument No.65 of 2011 which will makes it mandatory forsellers of mobile phone sim cards and the network operators to capture identitydetails of persons to whom a sim card is sold and the number assigned will comeinto force in June 2012.
Transport,Works, Supply And Communication Deputy Minister Mwenya Musenge told Parliamenttoday in response to a question by Chipata Central Member of Parliament Reuben Mtolo who wanted to know whether Government is considering introducing compulsory registration of cell phone sim cards in order to guard against criminal activities.
MrMusenge says Government issued Statutory Instrument no.65 of 2011 theInformation and Communication Technologies, registration of electronic communication apparatus Regulation 2011.
He explained that once the Statutory Instrument comes into force in June 2012,electronic communications network service providers will be required to maintain an electronic register of individual subscriber information which will include names and physical addresses of subscribers and the serial numbers of the sim cards.
By: Norman Kapata
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