Etisalat to cancel unverified SIM cards

Etisalat will disconnect mobile connections of subscribers who fail to update their personal information within three months of being notified.

The telecom provider has already send SMSs to subscribers urging them to provide correct personal data, local daily Gulf News reported on Monday.

“Etisalat has sent SMSs to 1.5 million subscribers kindly asking them to update their personal data within three months, otherwise they will be eligible to lose their SIM cards. If the subscribers fail to update the information within the specified period following the SMSs, the SIM card will be suspended and after another three months the number will be cancelled as well,” the daily quoted Hassan Al Abdouli, Director of Channel Management at Etisalat as saying.

“Etisalat has around 8.6 million subscribers and we are going to inform them through several phases requesting 1.5 million subscribers every three months to update their mobile registration. After three months of this notice, the mobile subscription would be disconnected and won’t be activated until the actual owner of the SIM card submits the necessary documents to complete registration,” Al Abdouli added.