Mozambican telecoms regulator Instituto Nacional das Comunicacoes (INCM) has proposed compulsory SIM card registration for the country’s mobile phone subscribers.
According to a report in Mediafax, the INCM sent a draft bill to the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers requesting that it becomes obligatory for mobile phone operators to register anyone who purchases a pre-paid SIM card.
The calls for SIM card registration come in the wake of widespread riots in Maputo and Matola this month, which were reportedly co-ordinated by text message.
In the aftermath of the riots the INCM imposed a controversial three-day text message suspension on the country’s mobile operators.
INCM Managing Director Americo Muchanga commented: ‘There are several advantages. For example, without registration you can't have access to mobile phone banking and other financial services. Registration is advantageous for anybody who is not a criminal’.
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