As people continue to register with their mobile and telephone providers, the Reserve Bank Governor said people in rural areas can use a letter from their village headman as a form of identification.
Responding to questions at the launch of the Digicel's Mobile Money Service yesterday, Governor Sada Reddy said he is aware that not everyone will have proper identification, and because of this, they have told the mobile and telephone operators that a letter from a village headman is to be considered a valid form of identification.
Meanwhile Digicel CEO Matt Davey said they will be doing all they can to make registering easier for those in rural areas.
All users of Telecom Fiji phones, Vodafone Fiji, Digicel and INKK mobiles will have to fully register with their service providers 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.
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.
ID problems for those in rural areas fixed
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