[kictanet] Tanzania to limit SIM cards to one per network

[Victor Kapiyo]

Interesting developments in Tanzania. Looks like biometric registration
programmes have now become vogue for any initiative from government that
calls for registration, and it's not just happening in Kenya with our
Huduma Number.

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Tanzania plans to limit the number of mobile phone numbers an individual
can own to a single line per network, in its bid to boost security and tame
cybercrime.

This will involve a fresh biometric registration of all SIM card holders
from May 1 to September.

Subscribers have to present their national identification card or its
number for registration.

According to the sector regulator, the current system is not secure enough
and lacks important subscriber details that are vital for the national
identity card registration initiated two years ago.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Tanzania-to-limit-SIM-cards-to-one-per-network/2560-5090560-hrlrj5/index.html
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