diff --git a/pySim/construct.py b/pySim/construct.py
index ab44a639..af96b49e 100644
--- a/pySim/construct.py
+++ b/pySim/construct.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from construct.core import evaluate, BitwisableString
 from construct.lib import integertypes
 from pySim.utils import b2h, h2b, swap_nibbles
 import gsm0338
+import codecs
 
 """Utility code related to the integration of the 'construct' declarative parser."""
 
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ class HexAdapter(Adapter):
     def _encode(self, obj, context, path):
         return h2b(obj)
 
+class Utf8Adapter(Adapter):
+    """convert a bytes() type that contains utf8 encoded text to human readable text."""
+
+    def _decode(self, obj, context, path):
+        # In case the string contains only 0xff bytes we interpret it as an empty string
+        if obj == b'\xff' * len(obj):
+                return ""
+        return codecs.decode(obj, "utf-8")
+
+    def _encode(self, obj, context, path):
+        return codecs.encode(obj, "utf-8")
+
 
 class BcdAdapter(Adapter):
     """convert a bytes() type to a string of BCD nibbles."""
diff --git a/pySim/ts_31_102.py b/pySim/ts_31_102.py
index 5db3e88f..dc674b25 100644
--- a/pySim/ts_31_102.py
+++ b/pySim/ts_31_102.py
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ class EF_ePDGId(TransparentEF):
     class ePDGId(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80, nested=[]):
         _construct = Struct('type_of_ePDG_address'/Enum(Byte, FQDN=0, IPv4=1, IPv6=2),
                             'ePDG_address'/Switch(this.type_of_address,
-                                                  {'FQDN': GreedyString("utf8"),
+                                                  {'FQDN': Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes),
                                                    'IPv4': HexAdapter(GreedyBytes),
                                                    'IPv6': HexAdapter(GreedyBytes)}))
 
@@ -951,15 +951,15 @@ class EF_OPL5G(LinFixedEF):
 class EF_SUPI_NAI(TransparentEF):
     class NetworkSpecificIdentifier(TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
         # RFC 7542 encoded as UTF-8 string
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     class GlobalLineIdentifier(TLV_IE, tag=0x81):
         # TS 23.003 clause 28.16.2
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     class GlobalCableIdentifier(TLV_IE, tag=0x82):
         # TS 23.003 clause 28.15.2
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     class NAI_TLV_Collection(TLV_IE_Collection,
                              nested=[NetworkSpecificIdentifier, GlobalLineIdentifier, GlobalCableIdentifier]):
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ class EF_Routing_Indicator(TransparentEF):
 # TS 31.102 Section 4.4.11.13
 class EF_TN3GPPSNN(TransparentEF):
     class ServingNetworkName(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
     def __init__(self, fid='4f0c', sfid=0x0c, name='EF.TN3GPPSNN',
                  desc='Trusted non-3GPP Serving network names list', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)
diff --git a/pySim/ts_31_103.py b/pySim/ts_31_103.py
index 5f374cb8..19ade2b9 100644
--- a/pySim/ts_31_103.py
+++ b/pySim/ts_31_103.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from pySim.ts_31_102 import ADF_USIM, EF_FromPreferred
 from pySim.ts_31_102_telecom import EF_UServiceTable
 import pySim.ts_102_221
 from pySim.ts_102_221 import EF_ARR
+from pySim.construct import *
 
 # Mapping between ISIM Service Number and its description
 EF_IST_map = {
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ class EF_IMPI(TransparentEF):
         ( '803137333830303630303030303031303140696d732e6d6e633030302e6d63633733382e336770706e6574776f726b2e6f7267',
           { "nai": "738006000000101@ims.mnc000.mcc738.3gppnetwork.org" } ),
     ]
+
     class nai(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     def __init__(self, fid='6f02', sfid=0x02, name='EF.IMPI', desc='IMS private user identity', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid=fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class EF_DOMAIN(TransparentEF):
           { "domain": "ims.mnc000.mcc738.3gppnetwork.org" } ),
     ]
     class domain(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     def __init__(self, fid='6f03', sfid=0x05, name='EF.DOMAIN', desc='Home Network Domain Name', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid=fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ class EF_IMPU(LinFixedEF):
           { "impu": "sip:738006000000101@ims.mnc000.mcc738.3gppnetwork.org" } ),
     ]
     class impu(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     def __init__(self, fid='6f04', sfid=0x04, name='EF.IMPU', desc='IMS public user identity', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid=fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ class EF_NAFKCA(LinFixedEF):
 # TS 31.103 Section 4.2.16
 class EF_UICCIARI(LinFixedEF):
     class iari(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     def __init__(self, fid='6fe7', sfid=None, name='EF.UICCIARI', desc='UICC IARI', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid=fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ class EF_XCAPConfigData(BerTlvEF):
 # TS 31.103 Section 4.2.20
 class EF_WebRTCURI(TransparentEF):
     class uri(BER_TLV_IE, tag=0x80):
-        _construct = GreedyString("utf8")
+        _construct = Utf8Adapter(GreedyBytes)
 
     def __init__(self, fid='6ffa', sfid=None, name='EF.WebRTCURI', desc='WebRTC URI', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fid=fid, sfid=sfid, name=name, desc=desc, **kwargs)