ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT )
Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing Zong’s Petition for removal of limit on data SIMs, issued a verdict according to which a limit of maximum of three data SIMs and five voice SIMs per CNIC has been set.
Zong was contesting the case for removal of five Sims per CNIC limit and allowance of any number of data SIMs. Supreme court during hearing case issued order one CNIC holder can get 8 Sims five for voice service and three for data at one time.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Chairman Dr Ismail Shah which was representing mobile phone companies, mentioned that since all old and new Sims issued are now biometrically verified and each and every Sim is associated with a living individual so this limit of five voice Sims per CNIC may be removed.
Supreme court ordered five voice and three data Sims. After the decision, mobile phone companies will continue to keep the cap on voice Sims. They can sell three additional data Sims per CINC.
Zong press release add.
While hearing CMPak (Zong) application for the removal of 5 SIMS restrictions per CNIC, the Supreme Court of Pakistan here on Thursday gave verdict in favor of CMPak (Zong) and removed the restriction by allowing maximum of three Data SIMs and five Voice SIMs per CNIC.
After repeated strong demand by the consumers and an end of biometric re-verification process of all mobile phone SIMs, CMPak (Zong) took this initiative in June this year to seek removal of 5 SIMs per CNIC restriction on data SIMs by taking the vital matter to Supreme Court.
CMPak (Zong), in its application submitted before the Supreme Court, had requested the apex court to allow additional Data SIMs of any number, in addition to the cap set on Voice and Data SIMs.
In its decision, Supreme Court on Thursday said that one CNIC holder can retain not more than 5 Voice SIMs and 3 data SIMs at one time.
While speaking on this decision Niaz A. Malik, Deputy CEO CMPak (Zong) said, “We are satisfied with the decision given by the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan. This decision will surely cast a positive impression on businesses of the telecom industry of Pakistan. Being the only 3G and 4G operator, we take pride to lead the industry for its goodness”. “We are taking this decision as an initial success and CMPak (Zong) will continue to reshape the Pakistani markets as a digital leader with its huge investment in 4G. Our cutting edge technology provided our users with unique satisfactory experience compare to other available platforms”, he concluded.
