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MCRB calls for Further Consideration of the Impacts of Requiring SIM Card Registration in Myanmar

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MCIT) is conducting Public Consultation on the Code of Practice for Mobile Customer Registration.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MCIT) is conducting Public Consultation on the Code of Practice for Mobile Customer Registration.

MCRB has responded to the Myanmar government’s public consultation on a Code of Practice for Mobile Customer Registration. The Centre welcomes the transparent consultation process.

However, in view of the potential negative impacts of SIM Card registration it encourages the government to study the human rights impacts further before taking a decision on mandatory SIM Card registration.

MCIT–PTD Public Consultation - Submission by MCRB
Document PDF, 715.04 KB, 1205 downloads, 21 May, 2014

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