Many millions of SIM card holders have yet to register and risk losing them when the deadline to do so passes in four months.
Telecom regulators have announced that anyone can check whether their card is already registered by simply dialing *151# and awaiting a confirmation by SMS.
The reply will be in English or Thai depending on your service provider’s records.
Only about six million of 90 million prepaid SIM cards have been registered, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, which is turning up the pressure for users to register by July 31 or lose their service.
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After July 31, unregistered cards will be locked and unusable except for receiving calls.
Unregistered users can take their phone and card to one of their service provider’s locations or service counters at various retail locations such as Big C, Tesco Lotus and 7-Eleven stores.
The registration service is free, and anyone who is charged should report it via the commission’s hotline at 1200.
Photo: Petr Kratochvil
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