Estonia: Interior Ministry wants to ban anonymous prepaid SIM cards

Estonia’s Ministry of Interior will propose banning the use of non-personalised prepaid SIM cards, ERR reports. Under the proposal, anyone would still be able to buy a prepaid SIM card, but would have to provide personal details to activate the card. Veiko Kommusaar, undersecretary for internal security at the Ministry of Interior, noted that Estonia…

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Latvia: Regulator halts LVRTC’s mobile telephony services tender

Latvia’s Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB) has barred the state-owned provider of electronic communication services, Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), to continue procurement and sign contracts for mobile telephony services, LETA reports. IUB told LVRTC to change the procurement rules. Earlier, mobile telecommunications operator Bite Latvija complained about the terms of LVRTC’s procurement, saying…

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Estonia: Ericsson to build new production, technology centre in Tallinn

Swedish telecommunications technology company Ericsson plans to build a new manufacturing and technology facility in Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn, ERR reports. The company will invest EUR 155mn in the production centre in Tallinn’s Ülemiste City business park. Construction work is due to be completed by 2026. The facility will house testing laboratories, production lines,…

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