Osiptel will block 1.5 million cell phones with adulterated IMEI: How do you know if your IMEI is on the "black list"?

Attention! This last April 21st, the massive blocking of cell phones ordered by the Government of Dina Boluarte began as part of a strategy to combat various types of crimes. The National Registry of Mobile Terminal Equipment for Security (Renteeg) reported what will be the teams that will be affected during this new process. In the following note, we tell you all the details to see if your cell will be blocked from TODAY.

The Supervisory Body for Private Investment in Telecommunications (OSIPTEL), in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior (Mininter), initiated the blocking of the first 50,000 cell phones with adulterated, invalid or cloned IMEI, which present a "highly abnormal" behavior. Luis Pacheco, director of Control and Instruction of OSIPTEL, presented himself in Economy for All by RPP to detail this strategy.The measure is part of a broader strate…

Using “second-hand” cell phones can take you to jail: in what cases?Since April 21, 2025, the progressive blocking of more than 1.5 million mobile devices that are not registered in the White List (or list of valid equipment) of the National Registry of Mobile Terminal Equipment for Security (Renteseg) will begin and that are linked to people with a highly negative history, according to what the Government announced. But, how will the process be…