In culmination of its SIM registration campaign, MTN, Nigeria’sleading ICT company, has kicked off a subscriber data verification exercise.
“Even though the vast majority of MTN subscribers have sincecomplied with the directive to register their SIMs, we decided to cross checktheir information because the NCC has said all unregistered or partiallyregistered SIMs will be disconnected by 30th June,” said WaleGoodluck, Corporate Services Executive, MTN. He advised subscribers to check theirregistration status by sending ‘REG’ to the verification short code, 746.
“In ensuring that customers meet the NCC deadline, and to forestall any inadvertent disconnection; our call centre agents will also be calling subscribers to verify some information, and if need be, refer them to the nearest MTN centre to complete their registration,” he said.
Goodluck also advised subscribers to register newly-purchased SIMs, particularly those in data-enabled devices.
“We would like to again remind our subscribers that the registration directive covers all SIMs, from those in mobile phones to those inserted in Fast link internet dongles, iPads, laptops, Point of Sale terminals (POS), Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) as well as those embedded in car-tracking devices, among others.”
He says there is the tendency to forget to register the SIMs inthe data devices, and if they remain unregistered before the NCC deadline, theywould be cut off.
“We thank our customers for complying with this directive. We assure them that we will continue to strive to meet and exceed their expectations,” said Goodluck.
