Vietnam clamps down on pre-paid SIM cards
TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 05/10/2017 16:00 GMT + 7
Vietnamese authorities have imposed stricter policies to manage the information of pre-paid SIM card users and have promised to apply harsher fines on service providers that violate the rule
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The new regulations were added to government decree No.49 on penalties for violations in telecommunications, IT, and radio frequencies, which are aimed at improving the management of the sale and use of pre-paid SIM cards in the country.
According to the new regulations, individuals are no longer limited to having no more than three SIM cards for each mobile network as stated previously.
However, users will need to perform a more thorough and complicated procedure when registering for each service.
For the first three SIM cards of each service provider, users are required to present the necessary documents and sign a confirmation letter.
From the fourth SIM card on, buyers will then have to sign a contract with their mobile network operator.
In order to register for a SIM card, users must now submit original copies of passports for foreigners, or IDs for Vietnamese citizens.
Children under 14 years old will require the signature of their parent or guardian to sign up for a service.
Mobile operators have the right to refuse deals with their customers if they fail to present sufficient paperwork as stated in the new regulations.
They are also in charge of reminding existing subscribers to fill in the compulsory information, if they lack any.
If a user fails to submit the necessary documents within 15 days of the first reminder, his one-way telecommunication services will be ceased, and his two-way services will be halted after a subsequent 15 days.
The subscription will be terminated after the next 30 days if the client does not provide the necessary information, after which the mobile number will be offered to other users.
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