Pay-as-you-go users have until February 1 to register SIM cards

Wednesday, February 1 is the last day that users will be able to register pre-paid SIM cards. Unregistered cards will become invalid on February 2. The obligation to register pre-paid cards is a result of the Anti-Terror Law that was adopted in 2016. The primary purpose of the law - including the registration of SIM cards - is to increase the security of citizens. Registration of SIM cards is to limit the possibilities of communication of criminals, including those who may be involved in terrorist activities. Recent data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed that at the end of 2016 there were more than 54 million SIM cards in Poland. This is a decrease of approx. 2 million cards compared to 2015. The Interior Ministry warned that although there is no ban on the sale of registered SIM cards, if the SIM card is used to commit a crime, the person to whom the card was registered can be held responsible.