Is the Sim Card Security Invent by NBTC Just a Child’s Play System for Show?

Have you ever heard of the 2 Shots identification system when buying a sim card? It is a security service introduced for a pay-as-you-go sim card to prevent a fraud from creating a false identity to purchase a sim card and use it for illegal business.

The system has been invented by The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), and the enforcement on every telecommunication brands to utilize this system before allowing customers to purchase a sim card has been in effect since February 1, 2018.

 

Anyone who wants to purchase a sim card must present his/her identification card, passport (foreign visitor) or work permit (foreign worker) at one of the 55,000 service offices across the country or any other support dealers. However, is it not strange that we rarely heard of the system, even though it has been officially announced to be fully operated 7 months ago?

 

No one would have noticed that the system is badly monitored if our Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha did not get his ID card copied and used it to register for a sim card. This should not have happened, but it did happen and possibly without any repercussion for the certain brand or dealer that carelessly sold the sim card with our PM’s name.

It was the talk of the town at that time, but the topic just disappeared not long after. Meanwhile, some brands that have their sim card distributed to convenience stores and dealers as extra service channels still have not fully functioned their own system to support 2 Shots system. More importantly, NBTC does not seem to have any punishment at all.

Is this another favouritism? Again?

 

NBTC waited until the end of August to send a notification to all brands to officially set up the system to support the 2 Shots system, stating that legal action will be taken against any brand that does not follow the rules.

Is this some kind of child’s play? Actually, the effective date is supposed to be December 15, 2017, but some brands claim that their systems are still not ready. Somehow, a kind-hearted NBTC is willing to extend the effective date to February 1, 2018. Still, even as of now those brands are still unwilling to abide by the rules.

As we have mentioned. This may be child’s play between the telecommunication brands and NBTC. Or…. maybe “some brands” hold more power than NBTC to even dare to bother.