Regulator to tighten controls on possession of more than six SIM cards

[webfact]

 

The National and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will issue a new edict requiring all mobile phone users who possess more than five SIM cards to identify themselves to their phone service providers or face suspension of phone and internet services.

 

Pol Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn, a member of the NBTC, said that the new measure is intended to prevent the misuse of additional SIM cards for illegal activities, especially by online scammers.

 

Currently, there are 64.8 million mobile phone users who possess 94.6 million SIM cards. Of these, 64.5 million own between 1 and 5 SIM cards each, totalling 85.1 million SIM cards. 280,000 phone users own between 6 and 100 SIM cards each, totalling 3.3 million cards, and 7,664 phone users own more than 100 SIM cards each, totalling 6.1 million.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-23

 

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[LukKrueng]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

all mobile phone users who possess more than five SIM cards to identify themselves to their phone service providers or face suspension of phone and internet services.

Every SIM card has to be registered so what's there point of the new directive?

[Peterphuket]

And what to do when I own 6 foreign SIM cards?

[Djinn91]

Another pointless measure at tackling phone scams that doesn't do any real good.

[SABloke]

Why lie about "6 days" though? The most half-assed explanation/apology attempt ever. It's literally been almost double that, but George pulls in with a 6 day apology. WTF

[cracker1]

16 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

Every SIM card has to be registered so what's there point of the new directive?

I agree. The phone companies have every SIM owner's full ID