8 Jul 2010

Telephone Services Decree approved in Fiji

10:05 am on 8 July 2010

All users of Telecom Fiji phones, Vodafone Fiji, Digicel and INKK mobiles in Fiji will have to fully register with their service providers within a month to avoid the termination of their phone service.

According to the cabinet decision, the Telephone Services Decree has been approved and the details to be registered are the full name, date of birth, photo identification, home address and parent's signature if the user is below 18 years.

The registration is compulsory under the decree.

The interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has confirmed that under the new decree, telephone services will be suspended if people are not registered within the deadline.