To limit the misuse of prepaid cards, Swiss authorities decided that customers will have to register when buying a prepaid card from Swisscom Mobile (NATEL easy). Those who started using their NATEL easy cards on or after 1 November 2002 will have to register retrospectively.

To activate a NATEL easy card, proof of identity will be required and in addition to the customer’s personal details, the operator must also record the type of and number of the form of identification presented.

Prepaid customers who started using SIM cards after 1 November 2002 are reminded via SMS to register their SIM cards. Swisscom Mobile will block the access of customers who have not registered by 31 October 2004.

From Cellular News.