The ministerial inspection team found that the telecommunication enterprises themselves provided the information to register for the subscriptions, which violated regulations. — Photo T.H/Vietnam+

The Ministry of Information and Communications said that it has fined Viettel, VinaPhone and MobiFone VND$85 million (US$3,728) for using fake identity cards to register pre-paid phone subscriptions.

The ministerial inspection team found that the telecommunication enterprises themselves provided the information to register for the subscriptions, which violated regulations.

The inspection team found many VinaPhone subscriptions registered without photos from the identity cards and subscriptions with incorrect names.

In addition, there were cases where a single fake identity card was used to register information for more than three subscribers. The information on these identity cards was identical, with the ID card number differing by at least one digit.

Meanwhile, at MobiFone, there were a number of subscribers registered with incorrect information or lacking identity card photos.

The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Information and Communications said that they would not stop with the three large enterprises, but the inspection team would continue to check subscription information from Vietnamobile and Gtel. — VNS