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49.2M subscribers from major telcos complete SIM registration: DICT

Published Mar 22, 2023 08:07 am
Citing the latest statistics released by the country's major Public Telecommunication Entities (PTEs), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that there are over 49 million subscribers who have completed their SIM registration. As of March 21, DICT noted that a total of 49,203,064 subscribers have registered in the systems of Smart Communications Inc., Globe Telecom Inc., and DITO Telecommunity Corp. This number, DICT noted, is 29.12 percent of the PTEs’ 168,977,773 million subscribers nationwide. DICT said that Smart Communications Inc. reported a total of 25,097,454 SIMs registered which is 36.91 percent of its 67,995,734 subscribers. Globe Telecom Inc. recorded 20,412,643 registered subscribers which are 23.23 percent of its 87,873,936 subscribers. Meanwhile, DITO Telecommunity Corp. reported a total of 3,693,064 SIMs registered, or 28.17 percent of its 13,108,103 subscribers.

Continued collaboration

To encourage the public to complete SIM Registration, DICT is continuing its collaboration with local government units (LGUs). The partnership aims to spread awareness of SIM Registration and its period of registration. DICT noted that facilitated SIM Registration is also ongoing which is a joint effort with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). In a recent interview, DICT Undersecretary and Spokesperson Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo explained how Tech4ED Centers can be beneficial to SIM Registration. DICT, she added, is also offering assistance through its Regional and Provincial Offices “To encourage the public to register their SIMs, the DICT continues to collaborate with LGUS to spread awareness and information,” Lamentillo said in a mix of English and Filipino. “For far-flung areas and isolated locations, the DICT is working with the NTC to facilitate SIM Registration,” she said. “Further, the DICT is providing assistance with SIM Registration through the DICT Regional and Provincial Offices,” she added. DICT, under the leadership of Secretary Ivan John Uy, also reminded the public to register their SIMs only through the official portals of their respective PTEs and to be “vigilant as they complete the process.” The official links of PTEs are [smart.com.ph/simreg](http://smart.com.ph/simreg) or simreg.smart.com.ph (SMART); [new.globe.com.ph/simreg](http://new.globe.com.ph/simreg) (GLOBE); and [https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app](https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app) (DITO). Complaints and concerns related to SIM Registration may also be sent to hotline 1326.

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