Overview
- The regulator acted at the request of the National Police and the Public Ministry, directing operators to cut service to targeted numbers by November 17.
- Operators must provide daily reports on the execution of the suspensions, according to OSIPTEL official Tatiana Piccini.
- Recent decrees D.S. 124-2025-PCM and D.S. 127-2025-PCM let police seek immediate shutdowns of lines tied to preactivated SIM cards identified in operations.
- Street sales of unverified SIMs persist despite an August law that penalizes irregular activation and ambulatory sales with prison terms of up to four years.
- OSIPTEL cites more than S/184 million in fines over five years for illegal sales and Renteseg breaches, while Claro rejects illicit chip sales and Movistar plans legal action against street vendors.