Less than 30% of prepaid mobile phone users have registered their lines despite the Dec 15 deadline drawing near.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission southern regional head Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin said of some 17 million prepaid users in the country, only 4.78 million have registered.
He said he was confident the number would rise sharply as the deadline neared, because Malaysians tended to do things at the last minute.
However, Zulkarnian warned that the deadline would not be extended as enough notice had been given by the authorities.
He said the errant users could continue receiving calls for 14 days after the deadline before their line was terminated.
“But they cannot make calls during the two weeks. Once the line is terminated, the account is gone for good,” he said after the launch of the state-level World Telecommunications Day celebrations at Danga Bay here yesterday.
He said the authorities would hold a road show in every state to raise awareness. He added that prepaid users need only produce their MyKad to register. -theStar
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