The Telecommunications Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) will go live next month, the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed.
TIRMS is a digital platform proposed by the NCC for stemming financial fraud and identity theft linked to mobile phone numbers.
It works in three ways: phone number tracking, flagging risky Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), and real-time verification.
For phone tracking, TIRMS monitors mobile phone numbers, known as MSISDNs, across different telecom networks and, in flagging risky SIMs, identifies numbers that are recycled, swapped, churned (abandoned) or barred.,
In real-time verification, it gives banks and service providers instant access to telephone data.
The NCC also announced in a communiqué after its 110th board meeting on September 9 that the zero-rating of educational platforms and contents aimed at improving digital inclusion and expanding access to learning resources would begin October 1.
Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/ncc-to-activate-anti-scam-platform-next-month/
