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Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act No. 70 of 2002 (“RICA”).

You may RICA at any Autopage store or at a number of stations setup around the country:

For a list of RICA staions select your region:

Gauteng, Freestate & Northwest
Western Cape, Eastern Cape & Kwa Zulu-Natal

RICA is a new legislation which is amongst others is intended:

• to control cellular phone usage.
• curb organised crime
• to allow the law enforcement agents to intercept cellular phone communications if there is reasonable suspicion of crime.
• require cellular operators to keep detailed information of all their clients, as well as cellphones and SIM cards.

To ensure:

• registration of Cell phone handsets
• registration of SIM Cards
• registration of all SIM card and cellphone users in RSA

The effective date has been withdrawn. Once promulgated all new customers will be required to register before a new SIM card is activated. Altech Autopage Cellular has 18 (eighteen months) from date the effective date to register all existing subscribers.