In observance of the religious activities and travelers during this Holy Week, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered public telecommunications entities (PTEs) to boost broadband connectivity. NTC Memorandum Order No. 003-04-2023 issued April 4, 2023 by Commissioner Atty. Ella...
The tally of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards has breached 35 million, but this number is relatively small compared to the sum total of unregistered SIMs which currently is at 133,643,043. SIM card (Unsplash) The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), on its latest tally, ...
To combat the anticipated “lull” in Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and to help struggling Filipinos comply with the law, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will conduct another set of facilitated registration in selected remote areas this week. SIM cards...
There are still 139,602,248 unregistered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines based on the latest tally issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). The mandatory registration, which will end on April 26, 2023, seeks to end cybercrimes such as the rampant mobile...
The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country has climbed to 28,371,192, said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Based on the latest tally provided by NTC, there are now 28,371,192 registered cards in the Philippines as of Feb. 2. This is only...
The mandatory SIM card registration will still end on April 26, 2023. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo said no possible SIM Registration extensions are being considered yet, clarifying that the mandatory registration will still end on April 26. “As we...
Pursuant to the newly-implemented SIM registration law, all existing cards in the country must be registered until April 26, 2023. Government officials made it clear that all unregistered cards will permanently be deactivated, but the question remains: are customers’ data safe? The National...
More than 26 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines were already registered based on the latest tally issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). NTC’s data showed that a total of 26,277,933 cards in the Philippines have already been registered as of...
At least 80 percent of Filipinos believe that the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will help reduce cybercrime cases in the Philippines according to a survey conducted by data research firm Tangere. The mobile-based survey was conducted from Jan. 18 until Jan. 20, 2023...
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the SIM Registration Act, all new and existing SIM cards in the country shall be registered until April 26, 2023. With this law in effect, what will happen if a registered SIM gets stolen or lost? (Unsplash) Losing a SIM card is not a rare...
There are now more than 24 million registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines. The National Telecommunications Commission disclosed that the number of registered SIM cards in the country has breached 24 million. Based on the data as of Jan. 22, Smart Communications Inc....
Pilot assisted Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration in remote areas will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 25, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). This initiative, in partnership with public telecommunication entities and other government agencies, was...
