Regulation on the Requirment to Register Details of Prepaid
Mobile Telecommunications Services Subscribers
given subscriber's details are verified and registered by the
Affected Licensee as required by this Regulation.
6.1.5. During the period commencing 1 September 2008 and ending
on 31 December 2008, Affected Licensees must update their
records of prepaid mobile telecommunications services
subscribers to achieve a Clean Subscriber Database.
6.2.
The SIM Cards of any prepaid mobile telecommunications
services subscribers whose minimum subscriber details as
specified in section 4.2 are not registered per section 4.1 by 1
January 2009 shall be suspended until the subscriber details
are updated or until such a time as the prepaid mobile
telecommunications services account in question expires,
whichever comes first.
6.3.
Affected Licensees are required to produce a report to be
published to TRA in electronic format, and if requested by TRA
in paper format, by 31 January 2009 that demonstrates the
following, in a tabulated format:
6.3.1.
Registrations: New subscribers registered from 1
September 2008 to 31 December 2008 inclusive;
6.3.2.
Updates: Subscriber data that, as at end of day of 31
December 2008, is missing the minimum registration
information required in section 4.2; and
6.3.3.
Deactivations: Number of SIM Cards suspended in
accordance with section 6.2.
7. Enforcement and Penalties
7.1.
This Regulation is issued pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) of the
Telecommunications Law, which grants TRA the right to issue
Regulations in respect of Licensed Operators meeting their
obligations under Section 78 of the Law.
7.2.
Affected Licensees that fail to comply with this Regulation will
be considered in material breach of section 78 of the
Telecommunications Law and therefore will be subject to action
under section 35 of the Law.
8. Privacy Policy
Ref: LAU/0708/203
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Issued: 28 Rajab 1429 A.H. (31 July 2008)
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