Egypt refers all four mobile operators to prosecution over SIM registration violations
Egypt's telecom regulator has referred the country's four mobile operators to the public prosecutor over unauthorized SIM registrations and announced new regulatory measures.
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt has referred the country's four mobile operators to the public prosecutor due to unauthorized SIM registrations, as reported by Ajel English. This action stems from complaints from users who found mobile lines registered with their personal data without their knowledge or consent.
The NTRA emphasized that the referral aims to protect users' rights, safeguard personal data, and address violations of established rules for SIM registration. In response to the situation, the NTRA has announced a series of new regulatory measures, including suspending the sale or activation of new lines through company systems, requiring mobile operators to send text messages to existing users instructing them to sign new contracts in person, and implementing biometric verification for mobile line holders.
These measures are intended to tighten the SIM registration process, verify the identity of actual users, and prevent similar incidents in the future. The NTRA stressed its commitment to monitoring the implementation of these new measures and taking necessary legal and administrative actions against companies that fail to comply.
Brief written by urgent.news from Ajel English's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
