Tomorrow is the deadline of registering SIM cards, the Voice of Primorye

From July 25 last year can’t buy przedpłatowej (the so-called pre-paid) SIM card without specifying your personal data. And the owners of cards purchased prior to this date, must register before February 1 of this year. Otherwise, unregistered numbers will be disconnected.

Is the effect of the introduction in July 2016 of the anti-terrorist law imposing on the owners of pre-paidowych SIM cards, the duty of the registration before February 1, 2017.

Registration is to enter first name, last name, social security number (or passport) and signature. Persons who do not register their prepaid cards will not be able to use it. Anonymous numbers are blocked.

the Main reason for the introduction of such regulation are safety considerations. I do not think, however, the responsibility for the registration cards pre-paid been an effective tool influencing its improvement. Flowering now in large scale in the Polish market trade was a phone card shows the weakness of this solution. Who wants such a legal working card buy. In Germany or France were applied to the obligation of registration of prepaid cards, and these countries, unfortunately, not ustrzegły itself of terrorist attacks, says Martin Papiński, Director of development at Infobip, which is a supplier of mobile communications services and tools, enabling mobile payments.

According to the office of Electronic Communication on the Polish market there are more than 56.2 million SIM cards, of which 27.6 million are prepaid cards. The number of active prepaid cards is a bit smaller, 18.8 million UAH.

How to register a SIM card? Registration can be done in most outlets. This is best done in the salon operator your mobile phone or at an authorised point of sale. The registration of SIM cards can be produced in the branch of the Polish Mail. When you register you must specify the name and surname, social security number or name, series and number of identity document, and also put his signature.

Registration przedpłatowych SIM cards, this also applies to companies. In such case, you must specify the name of the company (organization, etc.), identification number, or OKPO INN or a room in the National Court Register or business activities register or another relevant register.

SIM Card you can register via the Internet (using special forms), as well as through online banking, cooperating with the operator or via SMS. In the latter case we must, however, in addition to the phone card having a telephone subscription, on the same network. It should be borne in mind that in the case of online check-in, check/confirm the user’s identity card will be held in the electronic form by means of electronic identification.

the Registration of SIM cards also allow virtual operators need to fill an online form and go to the selected point, working with the operator, or wait for the courier who will deliver the form to confirm your registration.