Operators to pay N200,000 for every unregistered SIM

Any telecommunications operator that failed to disconnect unregistered Subscriber Identity Module cards from its network by July 1 this year in line with the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission will have to pay N200,000 fine per SIM if detected.

The Assistant Director, NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka, revealed this to our correspondent in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

“For a SIM card that an operator refuses to disconnect after the June 30 deadline, the operator will pay N200,000,” he said