Tigo launched a plastic card containing the customer’s name, mobile number, national identity card or passport number as the 'proof of ownership' certificate which can be carried in a wallet.
"It is our responsibility as operators to ensure our customers are not inconvenienced. When regulations are made we have to respond," Tigo chief executive Dumindra Rathnayaka said.
Rathnayaka says the card will also be beneficial to tighten product loyalty.
"It is an opportunity for us to give every customer of ours a card. It is a connection to the customer," Rathnayaka said.
"We can tie this card to many other opportunities around we can give him other offers. There is a whole load of things we can do with this."
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