1.2 million phone users face having SIM cards two-way locked

April 13, 2023 - 07:55

If the SIM card is two-way locked, users cannot make or receive phone calls and messages.

A VNPT worker guides a mobile phone subscriber to verify the information. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết

HÀ NỘI — About 1.2 million mobile phone subscribers will have their SIM cards two-way locked from Saturday if they do not provide accurate personal information.

If the SIM card is two-way locked, users cannot make or receive phone calls and messages.

Nguyễn Phong Nhã, deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority, said that 1.67 million subscribers with unverified information have been one-side locked since the end of last month.

They are not allowed to make phone calls or send text messages.

From April 1 to 10, 394,000 mobile phone subscribers had their information verified following the Ministry of Information and Communications plan.

There remain about 1.2 million unverified subscribers.

Those with unverified information will have their mobile phone numbers withdrawn on May 15.

Mobile users are advised to follow the verification request to avoid being locked. Subscribers can text 'TTTB' to number 1414 without fees to know if the subscription is verified or not.

Việt Nam has about 126 million mobile subscribers. — VNS

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