MTN Tasks Subscribers On SIM Card Registration

Subscribers of Global System Mobile Communication (GSM) have been urged to register their SIM cards with the service providers before the end of September this year or face the risk of their line being blocked.

The Regional Service Manager of MTN Mrs Asamine Anueyiagu made the call in an interview with The Tide, shortly after the consumer parliament organised by the National Communication Commission (NCC) at the Presidential Hotels recently in Port Harcourt court.

She said that out of 40 million subscribers of MTN, only 20,700,000 have registered their SIM cards, saying that the consumer parliament with the theme: “SIM Card Registration” is aimed at sensitising consumers on the need to register their SIM cards, as well as having the opportunity to express their feelings before the service providers.

According to her, SIM card registration afford the service providers the opportunity to know their customers and their capabilities. It helps the police track down criminals, check crime, and facilitates the proper crime statistics management as well as check terrorism threat in the country.

She said that the Biometrics capture of the customers finger print, picture and identity makes it possible to track down who ever that will perpetrate crime through the GSM, warning that people should be careful of w ho they given their handsets, to avoid committing crime with it.

MTN boss cautioned that if one loses his handset, he should report immediately to the service provider and the police for entry to be made in case the robber uses it for criminal activity.