Complete prepaid subscription management after 24 months

In the near future, 10 million prepaid mobile phone subscribers nationwide will "be able" to tighten management according to what regulations and in what period?

Under the Prepaid Subscription Management Project approved by the Government, each mobile subscriber (active and commenced) on mobile networks must be registered and managed separately according to users. .

Content of information management includes : subscriber's phone number, full name, date of birth, and people's identity card number (ID card) or user's passport and start date and month of use service (or re-register).

In case the service user is under 14 years old, there must be someone who has enough information required to register. In case the buyer of the Sim pay in advance to give and give to relatives, just the user (the person who is donated) must register the service.

Regarding the method of subscriber information management, businesses will build, register and update information when users activate new sim or re-register. Enterprises can choose the method of registration, update information of service users via the network, labor or other methods, but must ensure the confidentiality and accuracy of registration information on time. Start using services for customers.

In order to manage prepaid subscribers, in addition to the role of the Ministry of Post and Telematics, the Ministry of Public Security will coordinate to connect and use the ID card database of the police sector for some limited information, really necessary. full name, ID card number (or passport number). At the same time, local authorities and related ministries and agencies jointly supervise, organize and inspect and examine and handle violations on management of prepaid mobile subscribers.

24 months - More or less?

In terms of age, citizens aged 15 and older are allowed to use the service. All of these regulations are part of the conditions of the license for enterprises operating mobile services.

However, "24 months" is a time limit decided for service providers to complete the re-registration of subscribers.

So, in the next two years, people can initially see the little effect of managing prepaid mobile phone subscribers.

A representative of the Department of Telecommunications and the Ministry of Post and Telematics said: '' Currently, when approved by the Government, the Department will issue a specific scheme and roadmap to closely manage prepaid subscribers. Previously, the Ministry of Post and Telematics has set out a roadmap to start managing prepaid subscribers from January this year. However, because the Government has not yet approved it, this control has been pushed back after this time limit . ""

According to the representative of this Telecommunications Department, the time limit for managing prepaid subscribers (including active and unconnected subscribers) will be 24 months. Previously, according to the old roadmap, this extension was only within 18 months, but according to the opinion of the enterprise, it was reasonable for 24 months. Of the 6 businesses consulted, up to 4 companies chose a 24-month term.

Thus, if calculating the time to re-register the subscriber who is using the service since the Government allows, and the document is valid, at the end of 2009, more than 10 million prepaid subscribers will complete the procedures to declare information of the owner.

Besides, the three issues that are most concerned by service providers are minimizing investment fees in the system, and registration procedures (with the number of subscribers accounting for more than 70%) and ensuring the rights Legal benefits of users. The management of prepaid subscribers also needs to ensure the authenticity of the registered information, in accordance with practicality and feasibility.

Hoang Hung