The Tanzanian government has extended the SIM card verification deadline until February 13. According to ICT Minister Nape Nnauye, after this date, unregistered SIM cards will be disabled.
According to Mr. Nnauye, who urged Tanzanians to comply with regulations, the new deadline will be the last. The ongoing SIM card verification campaign comes against a backdrop of increasing fraud involving mobile devices in the country. The new deadline extension is expected to allow all Tanzanian telecom subscribers to have their SIM cards verified to continue enjoying telecom services while at the same time helping combat cybercrime and fraud in the Tanzanian digital space.
As of January 19th, 58.4 million active cell phone lines had been verified out of a total of 60.7 million, leaving 2.3 million SIM cards not verified and likely to be deactivated.
