Etisalat Nigeria has refuted claims that its agents are selling pre-registered subscriber identification module (SIM) cards in some parts of the Lagos metropolis as alleged by a newspaper publication yesterday, saying it would not in any way contravene the Telephony Registration Regulation of 2011 of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
A statement from the fourth largest mobile operator said, “We would like to state categorically that Etisalat does not condone, support, or engage in any activity that contravenes laid down rules. We have communicated the rule against pre-registered SIMs to all dealers and agents and we have put measures in place to ensure pre-registered SIMs are not available on our network.
“In addition, we have trained supervisors in charge of SIM registration who regularly carry out checks at the points of registration to ensure that all agents follow laid down guidelines. Our policy is to hand over any agent found wanting to the appropriate security agency and we enforce this policy strictly,” the statement stated.
Etisalat reaffirmed its total commitment to providing support to the relevant authorities to guard against the sale of pre-registered SIM cards, Leadership reported.
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