Mexico is set to join the increasing number of countries which require mandatory registration for all mobile phone users, after the lower house of Congress approved a bill to create a national database of subscriber details.
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The Senate passed the bill in September, and will now seek approval to the changes made by the lower house. |
Under the plans in the bill, all mobile phone users will be required to submit a proof of address and their fingerprints to the mobile operators.
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“The population is defenseless against the improper use of cellular phones because a real and trustworthy database of users doesn’t exist,” said Gustavo Cardenas, head of the communications committee in the lower house. |
According to statistics from the Mobile World analysts, the country ended the first half of this year with 73.45 million mobile phone users. Approximately 95% of the market is prepay - requiring a considerable registration effort by the mobile operators.
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In most countries which have introduced mandatory registration processes, the reported subscriber base has dropped sharply, in some cases by as much as ten percent - largely due to multiple SIM ownerships not being declared.
The bill will also require telecom operators to keep records of all calls made from fixed and mobile phones for a 12-month period. |
Source: Cellular News.