Earlier quoted context omitted.
But hard to pay without your name, right?
How is that hard? Cash exists, pre-paid debit and credit cards exist (which you then buy with cash). Gift cards exist.
As of early 2021, 157 governments required some form of proof of identity before a person could purchase a SIM card, but what form of ID and what other information may be required varies.
https://www.privacyinternational.org/long-read/3018/timeline...