Romania sets 2020 pre-paid registration requirement

The Romanian government has approved an emergency ordinance requiring mobile network operators to register the personal details of pre-paid SIM users from 1 January 2020, reports Profit.ro. Anyone buying a pre-paid SIM will need to present their identity card, while existing pre-paid SIM users will have until 1 September 2020 to register their details or face disconnection. The information will be made available to the national emergency services call centres to help identify callers.