Over one million phone numbers face deactivation
HCMC – Around 1.2 million mobile phone numbers blocked from making calls, sending text messages or use the Internet since March 31 will be deactivated if their data is not updated within four days. An additional 394,000 phone users updated their information and got their phone numbers verified
Over 115,000 phone numbers verified after being blocked
HCMC – Over 115,000 mobile phone subscribers had updated their information with telecom carriers as of April 2 after they had been blocked from making calls or texting, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. Around 1.67 million mobile phone numbers were blocked on March 31,
Unverified phone numbers to be disabled
HCMC – Mobile phone numbers that do not match user data stored in the national population database will be deactivated after March 31, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority. Telecom providers have been required to send daily alerts to users of unverified numbers for five