October 20, 2023 at 02:11PM
Burkina Faso aims to improve mobile security by implementing a new bill that restricts users to holding a maximum of two SIM cards from a single mobile provider. SIM cards will only be sold at approved agencies. This measure aims to combat SIM farms that are used for spam messaging. The bill will also regulate customer identification and reduce illicit mobile service use.
Burkina Faso is planning to increase mobile security by implementing a new bill. The bill states that users will only be allowed to have two SIM cards from a mobile provider, and the sale of SIM cards will only be permitted at approved agencies and points of sale. The purpose of this measure is to prevent the establishment of SIM farms, which are often used for sending large amounts of SMS spam. Aminata Zerbo-Sabané, the Minister of Digital Transition, Posts, and Electronic Communications, explained that the bill aims to regulate customer identification and reduce the improper and illicit use of mobile services.