The mandatory SIM card registration, which was supposed to end on April 26, has been extended for 90 more days, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Tuesday, April 25. Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards (Courtesy of Pixabay) DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy...
Will the SIM registration period be extended or not? The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, April 24, said they are considering the possible extension of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration period. SIM card (Unsplash) Two days before the...
There are now over 80 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards registered across the country, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) disclosed on Sunday, April 23. SIM cards (Pixabay) NTC on Sunday said 80,372,656 individuals have so far registered their SIMs as of April 22, but this...
Following the alleged personal data leak involving law enforcement agencies in the Philippines, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) once again assured the public that all information and data gathered during the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will be...
Three individuals selling pre-registered SIM cards were arrested by members of the Makati City Police in a buy-bust operation Thursday, April 6, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The suspects were identified as Frankeinstein David Santiago, Elvies Basilio, and Jomar Colinares. According to...
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, ...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Feb. 20 stressed the importance of reinforcing campaign strategies to remind and engage the public to comply with the mandatory SIM registration. SIM cards (Pixabay) DICT admitted that it has observed a “slowdown” in...
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...
