{
  "id": 2110458,
  "title": "Fahmi to summon telco CEOs over SIM cards allegedly used by scam syndicates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/fahmi-to-summon-telco-ceos-over-sim-cards-allegedly-used-by-scam",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126385/fahmi-to-summon-telco-ceos-over-sim-registration-allegedly-fuelling-scam-syndicates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "COMMUNICATIONS Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil will summon the chief executive officers of telecommunications companies to explain allegations that excessive numbers of SIM cards are being registered and subsequently misused in online scams. Fahmi s...",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}