SIM registration reaches 99.2M – NTC
Published Jun 16, 2023 10:42 am
There are 99,289,484 users who have registered their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards based on the data released by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Friday, June 16.
(Photo credit to DICT)
As of June 23, data from the NTC showed that among public telecommunication entities (PTEs), Smart Communications Inc. has the most number of registrants with 46,928,548 followed by Globe Telecomms Inc. with 45,545,173 and DITO Telecommunity with 6,815,763. In April, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. approved the 90-day extension of SIM card registration. Read more: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/25/marcos-approves-dict-s-proposal-to-extend-sim-registration-period](https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/25/marcos-approves-dict-s-proposal-to-extend-sim-registration-period) Meanwhile, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) reminded the public that the deadline for the extension of SIM card registration will be on July 25. For unregistered users, the following links are portals to various PTEs: [smart.com.ph/simreg](http://smart.com.ph/simreg?fbclid=IwAR0MK1RC_ITRY0jpPaqIOeAcApzXXAi0ZB6rDe64cv252i3CMJzW93V0o34) or simreg.smart.com.ph for the Smart; [new.globe.com.ph/simreg](http://new.globe.com.ph/simreg?fbclid=IwAR3oJwU6x8uPS0bv06GzwY0pFhCeBs372QI8ybiEv6pDBa3EZJNM0vKTseA) for Globe users; and [https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app](https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app?fbclid=IwAR1CaEICJ6_acbVEI69UMBvO2Y3XYoNEYyxkGIWRI1ld5YT_NEwcwLU4R7w) for DITO users. Among the consequences of not registering SIMs, the DICT said, is automatic deactivation. Users who did not register their sim cards will not be able to use digital apps and other services requiring two-step verification, DICT added.Â
(Photo credit to DICT)
As of June 23, data from the NTC showed that among public telecommunication entities (PTEs), Smart Communications Inc. has the most number of registrants with 46,928,548 followed by Globe Telecomms Inc. with 45,545,173 and DITO Telecommunity with 6,815,763. In April, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. approved the 90-day extension of SIM card registration. Read more: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/25/marcos-approves-dict-s-proposal-to-extend-sim-registration-period](https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/25/marcos-approves-dict-s-proposal-to-extend-sim-registration-period) Meanwhile, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) reminded the public that the deadline for the extension of SIM card registration will be on July 25. For unregistered users, the following links are portals to various PTEs: [smart.com.ph/simreg](http://smart.com.ph/simreg?fbclid=IwAR0MK1RC_ITRY0jpPaqIOeAcApzXXAi0ZB6rDe64cv252i3CMJzW93V0o34) or simreg.smart.com.ph for the Smart; [new.globe.com.ph/simreg](http://new.globe.com.ph/simreg?fbclid=IwAR3oJwU6x8uPS0bv06GzwY0pFhCeBs372QI8ybiEv6pDBa3EZJNM0vKTseA) for Globe users; and [https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app](https://digital.dito.ph/pto/download/app?fbclid=IwAR1CaEICJ6_acbVEI69UMBvO2Y3XYoNEYyxkGIWRI1ld5YT_NEwcwLU4R7w) for DITO users. Among the consequences of not registering SIMs, the DICT said, is automatic deactivation. Users who did not register their sim cards will not be able to use digital apps and other services requiring two-step verification, DICT added.Â
(Sonny Daanoy)