Based on the tally, Smart Communications Inc. still has the highest number of registrants — 9,291,700 – as of Jan. 13. It was followed by Globe Telecom with 8,274,629 and Dito Telecommunity with 1,662,956 registered SIMs so far. SIM Registration’s 15-day trial period – a term where glitches...
Latest data from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) showed that the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registrants in the country has breached 17 million. NTC, more than two weeks after the mandatory registration began, said the total number of registered SIMs in the country has...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Saturday, Dec. 31, all uniformed and civilian employees of the police organization to sign up for the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration in the soonest possible time. The SIM Registration Act, or the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon, who served as the city’s representative in Congress, welcomed the start of the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card registration. The SIM card registration started on Dec. 27 and cell phone users have 180 days or six months to sign up. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES As we write this column, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) would have started the mandatory registration of all Subscriber Identity Modules or more commonly known as SIM cards. The start of the mandatory registration takes place after President...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The registration of Subscriber Identity Module or SIM cards as prescribed under Republic Act No. 11934 has commenced, and the different public telecommunications entities (PTEs) have launched their respective online platforms where their subscribers must register in...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched a 24/7 complaint center in order to address SIM registration-related issues and concerns quickly. Prior to the commencement of the SIM registration on Tuesday, Dec. 27, DICT Spokesperson and Undersecretary Anna Mae...
SIM registration has begun. Have you registered yet? Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act, all new and existing SIM subscribers in the Philippines shall register within 180 days beginning Dec. 27, 2022. Failure to comply with the said registration...
The government introduced the SIM registration act to help law enforcement in crimes involving SIMs and hopes it would become an effective tool for tracking and stopping cybercrime. SIM registration involves attaching an individual's personal information to a SIM card. A database containing SIM...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act has been released. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the National Telecommunications Commission...
The implementing rules and regulations of the Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act was released by the National Telecommunications Commission on Monday, Dec. 12. RA 11934 aims to make end users accountable for their usage of mobile...
The SIM Registration Act’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) will most likely be effective before 2022 ends, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disclosed. Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the SIM Registration Act, aims to make end users accountable for their usage...
