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'Spain govt refuses to keep unregistered mobile lines active'
Nov 04, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) --
The Spanish Ministry of Interior has rejected the operators' proposal
to temporarily suspend unregistered prepaid lines, rather than
deactivate them, once the registration period expires, El Pais reports.
According to a government spokesperson, "there is no reason for the
extension. Users and companies have had two years to register their
number and comply with the law". The same source underlines the
operators' proposal faces legislative hurdles, as the extension of the
legal registration period would require a government decree to modify
the Data Protection law adopted in October 2007. Aiming to prevent
terrorists and criminals from using anonymous prepaid mobile phones for
communication, the Spanish government issued a decree to disconnect any
unregistered phones in the mobile operators' networks. The deadline is
9 November, after which operators will have to switch off service to
those who have not provided proof of identity, namely ID card or
passport number. Up to now, around 74 percent of the country's overall
15 million prepay users have registered their number, which leaves
around 4 million unregistered users.
Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications (www.m2.com)
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