agencies to provide basic communication facilities for government to better inform citizens and strategically manage the crisis. The policy supports the responsibilities of the GoL to protect Liberian citizens and residents and provide relevant information for crisis and emergency situations. In cases of public disasters or national emergencies, the LTA Regulations, Rules and Orders shall require the service providers to comply with any directions relating to telecommunications services issued by the government ministry responsible for disaster coordination to alleviate problems faced by the public. The LTA shall develop regulations for Operators to provide communication services that address medical emergencies and public security in all communities and localities. These emergency and security communication services shall be coordinated with the health facilities and police departments across the country. c. SIM Card Registration The Policy directs LTA to ensure that every SIM Card in use within Liberia is duly registered and that the Service Provider issuing the SIM Card shall have a registry reflecting such registration. Every SIM Card user or potential SIM Card user must present one of the following instruments of identification: 1. Voter’s registration card 2. Driver’s license 3. Valid ID Card 4. Passport (both Liberians and Aliens) where applicable. LTA shall also institute remedial strategies to ensure that all SIM Cards issued prior to the promulgation of this policy meet this policy objective in line with enhancing national security to make individual users of services accountable for their actions. 3.6 National Emergency & Security The basic telecommunication operations must ensure that our national security laws are not violated. Operators and international carriers shall assist the government on national security breaches and violations that are caused by transmission of information over their networks. In the case of a national emergency or national security concerns, the GoL may invoke relevant provisions of the Liberian Constitution where the President of the Republic of Liberia assumes direct control of all telecommunications and communications services and networks. National emergency and security concerns include war, economic sabotage or espionage operations. The LTA in collaboration with the appropriate national security agencies shall ensure that the public is properly informed and appropriate measures are communicated. When it becomes necessary the MP&T, in collaboration with the LTA and all national security agencies, shall institute corrective policy measures to address national security threats and breaches emanating from transmission of information over telecommunications and ICT facilities. These corrective measures shall include limiting the number of international gateway networks in operation and mandating that operators and carriers install adequate facilities to monitor and track information on their networks in real time. 26