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 › General News › Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Shortlists 3.5 Million SIMs to be Blocked, if not Verified

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Shortlists 3.5 Million SIMs to be Blocked, if not Verified

Web Desk May 18, 2011     No Comment     General News

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority today announced that it shortlisted a total of 3.5 million SIMs without mentioning the numbers for each operator, that are said to be un-verified.

In other means, PTA has identified only 3.5 million SIMs as un-verified, out of total 105 million mobile connections. Moreover, these SIM’s won’t get permanently blocked, instead they can call 789 to verify their data and get the SIM working again.

Phased Blocking of SIMs:

PTA said that considering the limited resources available at mobile companies’ end, the process of blocking shall be completed in four weeks where same number of mobile connections i.e. 0.875 million shall be blocked on weekly basis thus bringing total no of SIMs to 3.5 million.

The mobile connections that failed to approach 789, for re-verification/confirmation of their data, shall be completely blocked at the end of each week.

How to unblock a Blocked SIM?

PTA has said that during the blocking process a particular SIM/connection shall only be allowed to call 789 for re-verification of user’s antecedents. Through 789 system a customer has to approach Call Centre of the concerned mobile company by dialling short code 789 and re-register & verify his antecedents through NADRA’s database by answering mandatory secret questions i.e. mother’s name and place of birth so as to activate his non-active SIM.

With a view to further facilitate the mobile users, individual SMS shall again be sent to all left over target mobile connections advising them to approach 789 so as to avoid completely blocking of their SIMs.

PTA said that a total of 13.28 million mobile connections approached and re-verified their antecedents through 668 database till 17th May, 2011.

It is also important to mention here that for the best interest of consumers’, PTA has made the service of 668 free of charge where consumer can know the count of SIMs of each mobile company registered against his CNIC by sending his CNIC number to 668 through SMS.

PTA said that the Chairman is personally monitoring the whole exercise.

For more information, contact:
Khurram A. Mehran
Director (PR)
Commercial Affairs
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Tel: +9251 922 5346
Fax: +9251 287 8133
Email: comaff@pta.gov.pk

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