IMEI-codes to be registered via e-signatures in Azerbaijan
By Nigar Orujova
Registration of International Mobile Equipment Identification (IMEI) codes via electronic signatures was launched in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani ICT Ministry said, after the system start operation in the near future, e-signature will be needed for IMEI registration.
The code registration system is an important component in preventing the illegal import of mobile phones to the country that are problematic for both mobile operators and users, as they do not correspond to the standards.
The database will be supplemented by ІMEІ codes of mobile phones that will be imported into the Azerbaijani territory. The new order will allow combating theft and illegal import of phones in Azerbaijan.
The IMEI code registration system involves a "black list", which includes the stolen mobile phones and devices with "cloned" IMEI-codes, and even the IMEI-codes of mobile phones stolen in other countries. Their use in Azerbaijani mobile providers' networks will be impossible.
The mobile phone penetration rate in the country is 110 percent.
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