{{There will be no extension of deadline for simcard registration. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has said the 31st July deadline to register SIM cards will not be extended.}}<\/p>\n
RURA warns that Simcards that won\u2019t be registered by then will be discontinued.<\/p>\n
The remarks were made by Jean Baptiste Mutabazi , Head of Communications and Media Regulation department at RURA during a press conference with telecommunication companies on Monday.<\/p>\n
Mutabazi says there will be no extension on the deadline for registration being done by MTN, TIGO AIRTEL telecommunication companies in the country.<\/p>\n
RURA says that up to date over 5 million SIM cards, 87% of those in use have been registered, the remaining over 800,000 including those of people abroad who were provided with the option of online registration are yet to be registered.<\/p>\n
MTN\u2019s website has an option of online SIM card registration for those in foreign countries, other companies said they have no clients who stay for long durations abroad. <\/p>\n
Those carrying out the registration process said more people were participating in the exercise than before.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore people are currently participating in the exercise because they are aware its coming to an end, they now realize its importance.\u201d He said.<\/p>\n
The advantages of SIM card registration include protection from theft, telephonic crimes and overall maintenance of security of a customer\u2019s phone and number as stated by telecommunication companies.<\/p>\n
SIM card registration begun 04 of February this and year and is set to end on the 31 of July 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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