Over 3 million SIM cards have been registered as of the second day of the effectivity of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the SIM Card Registration Act, according to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
Based on data released by the NTC, there were 3.319 million SIM cards registered as of December 28 — 530,424 with DITO Telecommunity Corp.; 1,769,374 with Globe Telecom Inc.; and 1,019,207 with Smart Communications Inc., mandating all public telecommunications entities to establish their own registration platform where they will onboard users who present valid identification cards.
Users are given 180 days to register their SIM cards, else face the risk of having these deactivated.
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