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Post offices to cease SIM card registration services
The government announced on Monday that starting from March 31, 18 post offices in the territory will stop their support services for real-name registration for SIM cards, while the telecommunications service providers will continue to provide support for users in need of the registration.
Click here to see the list of the 18 post offices providing registration services.
Authorities said over 12 million sim cards have been real-name registered since the registration program was fully implemented on February 24.
It said SIM card users who successfully registered will receive an SMS sent by the telecommunications service providers for confirmation.
Authorities also warned the public that the telecommunications service providers will not call to ask for users’ personal information in completing the registration, nor ask users to disclose information on their bank accounts and credit card details.
Meanwhile, the government called on the public to avoid using SIM cards registered under others' names, or ones that are from unknown sources that claim to have been real-name registered.
Authorities said over 12 million sim cards have been real-name registered since the registration program was fully implemented on February 24.
It said SIM card users who successfully registered will receive an SMS sent by the telecommunications service providers for confirmation.
Authorities also warned the public that the telecommunications service providers will not call to ask for users’ personal information in completing the registration, nor ask users to disclose information on their bank accounts and credit card details.
Meanwhile, the government called on the public to avoid using SIM cards registered under others' names, or ones that are from unknown sources that claim to have been real-name registered.
