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CEOs, networks to be held directly and fully responsible for rampant spam SIM cards

CEOs, networks to be held directly and fully responsible for rampant spam SIM cards

The ministry has set a deadline of April 15 for telecom companies to get rid of such cards and to make sure that their customer IDs match with the national ID database.
MIC blocks 21 million pre-activated SIM cards

MIC blocks 21 million pre-activated SIM cards

Local telecom providers have blocked and retrieved 21 million pre-activated SIM cards in three months, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).
MIC to conduct a large-scale inspection on junk SIM cards

MIC to conduct a large-scale inspection on junk SIM cards

Clearing up telecom waste would also pave the way for new telecom services like mobile money.
Telecoms firms turning to digital content

Telecoms firms turning to digital content

With tightened management over pre-activated SIM cards, the number of mobile phone subscriptions was 125.8 million last year, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5 per cent.
Minister asks for pre-activated SIM solution

Minister asks for pre-activated SIM solution

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung directed the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) and network operators to stop the supply of pre-activated SIM cards.
Vietnamobile to stop selling Thanh SIM from January

Vietnamobile to stop selling Thanh SIM from January

Vietnamobile has decided to discontinue its “Thanh SIM” prepaid plan from January and focus instead on “Sieu thanh SIM” prepaid SIM cards.
SIM card market heats up as conversion nears

SIM card market heats up as conversion nears

 The prices of 11-digit SIM cards are surging as buyers seek to obtain phone numbers that will contain lucky numbers when tens of millions of 11-digit subscribers are switched to a 10-digit format, starting from today.
Information ministry strengthens management on pre-paid SIM cards

Information ministry strengthens management on pre-paid SIM cards

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) asked relevant departments and agencies to strictly handle violations related to the management of pre-activated SIM cards.
Vietnamobile allows customers to choose their own numbers

Vietnamobile allows customers to choose their own numbers

Vietnamobile Telecommunications Joint Stock Company is offering customers more freedom in choosing their mobile numbers after the successful launch of its unlimited data SIM cards, “Thanh SIM”.
Pre-activated SIM cards sold online despite ban

Pre-activated SIM cards sold online despite ban

The MIC has requested network operators to withdraw and deactivate nearly 20 million pre-activated SIM cards and banned the sales of these SIM cards, however, many stores continued selling them online.  
Viettel gives users free sim before 4G launch

Viettel gives users free sim before 4G launch

Viettel Telecom will provide free 4G SIM cards to its users ahead of the launch of its 4G network in the first quarter of 2017.
Clamp down on pre-activated SIMs

Clamp down on pre-activated SIMs

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has ordered mobile network providers to intensify the confiscation of pre-activated SIM cards in order to reduce spam text messages.
Queues form for lucky SIM cards

Queues form for lucky SIM cards

People queued up for lucky mobile-phone SIM cards from local telecoms company Vinaphone in the north and the south of Viet Nam yesterday.
Vietnamobile partners with Chelsea football club

Vietnamobile partners with Chelsea football club

Vietnamobile, the country''s fourth largest mobile operator, announced on October 14 that it has become an official partner of English football club Chelsea in Viet Nam.
Providers recall unused SIMs

Providers recall unused SIMs

SIM cards issued before August 1 that have not been activated will be recalled by the end of this month in order to ease a numbers crunch, leading mobile phone service providers have said.