Govt. Introduces Regulation on IMEI Identification in Bid to Block Illegal Telecommunications Devices

The Minister of Communication and Informatics (“ Minister ”) recently issued Regulation No. 11 of 2019 on the Control of Telecommunications Equipment and/or Devices Which Are Connected to Mobile Cellular Networks through the Identification of International Mobile Equipment Identity (“ Regulation 11/2019 ”), which introduces a regulatory basis for the identification of the international mobile equipment identity (“ IMEI ”) of all telecommunications equipment and/or devices (collectively referred to as “ Devices ”) which are circulated and/or used within Indonesia. Such identification aims to: [1]