Mobile users in Cyprus must register their prepaid SIM cards by November 10 or face automatic deactivation.
The new regulation, part of a broader telecommunications law passed by parliament, requires all prepaid SIM and eSIM users to verify their identity either online or at their mobile provider’s retail locations.
Failure to comply will result in loss of access to all mobile services, including calls, texts, and data.
Authorities estimate that hundreds of thousands of prepaid SIM cards are currently active across the island, many of which remain unregistered.