Telecom companies have announced that starting November, 12, all simcards that have not been re-verified will be blocked and customers will not be able to make calls and other related services.
Addressing a joint press briefing at the UCC headquarters in Bugoloobi, Denis Kakonge, the director for legal and regulatory services at Airtel Uganda said the re-verification is not for all customers but rather only those who have received messages from the telecom company asking them to do so.
“Not all customers are affected. There are those who registered with their national IDs and their details didn’t match are the ones targeted,” Kakonge said.
He explained that in 2018 and thereabouts, some people who bought simcards registered them by sending their details including photos and national ID copies to the telecom companies and not physically appearing.
