Disposal SIM cards have no way to circumvent regulations.

April 15, 2024 marks a new and important milestone in the fight against illegal SIM cards in Vietnam. After this date, mobile telecommunications companies will be held fully responsible if any newly developed SIM cards that do not comply with regulations continue to appear on the market.

Previously, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung personally chaired a meeting on the issue of dealing with "junk" SIM cards and issued specific directives, setting a concrete deadline for definitively resolving the problem. Accordingly, the state will manage and issue legal regulations, and telecommunications companies must strictly manage the development of registered subscribers. From April 15th onwards, if violations regarding "junk" SIM cards are detected, the Ministry's Inspectorate will take action, with the highest penalty being the suspension of new subscriber registrations for the offending network operator. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Information and Communications will consider issuing a written warning to the head of the violating enterprise and may report to the Prime Minister for disciplinary action.

The "hold the person in charge" approach forces the business leaders responsible for violations to take direct responsibility. They must take concrete measures themselves and can no longer pass the buck to subordinates.

Previously, SIM cards that were blocked for outgoing calls or showed signs of pre-activation had to be changed to SIM cards without subscriber information; at the same time, the issue of subscribers owning multiple SIM cards (4 or more SIM cards per identity document) had to be resolved definitively in order to tightly manage and verify the identity of the rightful owner.

"Junk SIM cards" are a global problem, not just in Vietnam. They are exploited by criminals and criminals to commit illegal acts. Therefore, many countries and territories around the world , such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (China), have long strictly regulated the issuance of SIM cards, only selling them to legal residents with identification documents, and even previously not selling SIM cards to foreigners.

Having suffered for years from the misuse of unregistered SIM cards for minor calls like advertising and marketing, to more serious ones like attacks, impersonation, fraud, and extortion, the Vietnamese mobile phone community strongly supports the government's decisive efforts to eradicate the problem. However, to this day, unregistered SIM cards persist because telecommunications companies, from network operators to SIM card vendors, have not yet fully committed to addressing this issue.

The community hopes that this time, having been hit "on the head," the "junk snake" will have no way to evade detection.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/sim-rac-het-duong-luon-lach-196240416185219339.htm