Unregistered SIM card holders may lose access to some telco services
MANILA -The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned that Filipinos who have not yet registered their SIM (subscriber identify module ) cards may gradually lose access to certain telco services in the coming months.
The DICT warning came following the announcement on Tuesday of a 90-day extension in SIM card registration.
Information and Communications Secretary Ivan John Uy, in a virtual briefing on Tuesday, said this would show how “serious” the agency is in ensuring compliance with the SIM card registration rule.
This would give the mobile users a feel of the consequences of non-registration without totally cutting them off, he explained.
However, Uy said this was still subject to further study with the telco players.
As of April 23, 82.85 million or 49.31 percent of the total SIM cards issued by telcos have been registered.
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