NCC Denies Subscribers’ Mandatory IMEI  Submission

NCC Denies Subscribers’ Mandatory IMEI  Submission

 OLABISI OLALEYE 

Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission said it never issued any statement regarding the registration or submission of phones International Mobile Equipment Identity(IMEI), in July by subscribers and it has no plans to do so.

The commission Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a signed statement said the reports emanated from a section of the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari and which has been uploaded on the Commission’s website.

“It is pertinent to state that the Commission is in the process of deploying a Device Management System (DMS). The DMS will essentially protect subscribers against phone theft and will identify and enable the elimination of fake devices from the networks. The system will capture IMEI automatically without any requirement for subscribers to submit same.

“The general public is advised to disregard the said publications, which have created the erroneous impression that telephone subscribers will be required to register their IMEI with their networks”.