House leader makes last-ditch effort to sway DICT, extend SIM registration period

Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is making a last-ditch effort to convince the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the deadline for SIM card registration. ManilaBulletin

During Holy Week, the Bicol solon backed the separate appeals of the three PTEs—Smart Communications Inc., Globe Telecom Inc. and DITO Telecommunity Corp.—for the DICT to extend the deadline to give their subscribers more time to register.

Villafuerte had earlier asked government to intensify the registration drive and more importantly, to fix the hitches such as stringent identification requirements, weak or no connectivity, and other digital challenges believed behind the low registry turnout.

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