(b) “Effective date”
shall mean the date on which these
Regulations come into force ;
(c) “Existing subscriber” shall mean a person who is a subscriber
prior to the effective date of these Regulations ;
(d) “Licensee” shall mean a person or operator who holding a
license to operate mobile telecommunications services and who
holds a database under these regulations;
(e) “Non resident” shall mean someone who does not have
Rwandan ID Card or residence permit in the sense of these
Regulations;
(f) “Operator’s Database” shall mean subscriber information
database, containing the personal data of all Subscribers ;
(g) “Regulatory Authority” shall mean the Rwanda Utilities
Regulatory Agency as established by the Law No. 39/2001 of
13/09/2001 establishing an agency for the regulation of certain
public utilities as may be amended from time to time;
(h) “Regulations” shall mean these regulations.

CHAPTER II. REGISTRATION
Article 4:Registration
Any licensee operating in the Republic of Rwanda shall register all
subscribers and SIM card holders using its network and services in
accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
Article 5: Registration requirements
Every Licensee shall record its subscribers’ details as follows:
(a) Any activation of the licensee’s SIM Card shall be subject to the
registration of personal information of individual subscriber wishing
to use that SIM Card.
(b) The SIM Card registration by corporate body shall be subject to a
formal request to the concerned licensee through an official letter
containing all required information and data. The corporate body
may request to register its SIM Card under the name of the SIM

Sim Card Registration Regulations

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