Telecom Namibia Commences its Prepaid SIM Card Registration Process

Telecom Namibia is ready and has commenced with the prepaid SIM card registration process. As of Friday the 19th of August 2022, registrations will be done at all Teleshops nationwide or any registered reseller of Telecom Namibia.

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology in terms of Part 6 of the Communications Act of 2009 published Regulations, which authorized the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) to impose additional conditions on mobile service providers, including Telecom Namibia, to enable the registration of SIM cards in Namibia. These conditions were imposed by CRAN on 28 April 2022.

SIM registration requires customers to register a SIM card in their name to access TN mobile services and other related products. Similarly, it is an important tool for preventing phone-based fraud, scams, identity theft and other criminal activity. Law enforcement agencies can only access a customer’s call data if a crime has been reported and a warrant has been issued by a judge. As such, and because we take the privacy of our customers seriously, it is only under these legal circumstances that we will disclose any records.

Stanley Shanapinda, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Telecom Namibia