The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified
anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity
Module in Nigeria.
This is according to the draft copy of the modified
Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s
website.
In the modified regulations, NCC limited telecoms
subscribers to only include anyone above the age of 18.
“‘Subscriber’ means a person not below the age of 18 years
who subscribes to communications services by purchasing a subscription medium
or entering into a subscription contract with a licensee.”
The Licensee refers to ‘a provider of communications
services that utilises a subscription medium in the Federal Republic of
Nigeria’.
The regulations were made in line with the powers conferred
upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act,2003.
In accordance with Section 57 of the Act, the NCC conducted
a Public Inquiry on the Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations,
alongside the draft SIM Replacement Guidelines and the draft Spectrum Trading
Guidelines at its head office in Abuja on Tuesday.
NCC’s Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’ Management, Mr
Adeleke Adewolu, gave the opening remark at the event.
He said, “The public inquiry is an avenue that enables the commission
develop and review its regulatory instruments by incorporating the comments and
suggestions of industry stakeholders.”
During the public inquiry, which was held physically and
virtually, key stakeholders, including MTN, urged the commission to revise the
age limit.
MTN asked the commission to make the age limit 14 years and
above.
The NCC, however, insisted on 18 years and above for anyone
who wants to own and register a SIM in Nigeria.
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