[quickthrower2]

Good question. I think the idea is you can’t have a burner phone. Well you can…for example use a foreign sim card of a less fussy telco. But in general this makes it harder to have a burner. Once we get to a point where telcos are not needed to make calls (that amazon wifi mesh for example) maybe we can do away with this need for ID anyway because it is futile.

[vermilingua]

Calls yes, but making calls is not what’s regulated in Australia. The ACMA regulates the assignment of Numbers in Australia, so make calls to your hearts content but if you want to be addressable by a e164 or IP number, prepare your documents.

[quickthrower2]

My point is in rural locations not at home you need a phone number to connect to 5G (or lesser G) for the data to make a non phone call.