The Supreme Court decision junking appeals to stop the implementation of the SIM Registration Act is a big boost to the government’s efforts to register phone users, Senator Grace Poe said. | GabrielLaluINQ
“The Supreme Court’s verdict on the SIM Law is a big boost as registration continues,” Poe said in a statement.
“It affirms the need to have all mobile subscribers get enlisted for our safe mobile use,” she added. According to Poe, government and telecommunication companies must work hand-in-hand to increase internet speeds so that more people would register their SIM cards and comply with the law – especially with the deadline being extended.
“We urge concerned government agencies and telcos to work with 5G speed to get the public to register their SIM,” she said. “Concerns must be addressed like the lack of government ID by some mobile users that prevent or discourage them from registering,” she noted.The inability of several individuals to present identification cards allowed for SIM card registration has been blamed as a factor in the low registration turnout.Some lawmakers suggested that more IDs should be used for the program to avoid disenfranchisement of phone users who need SIM cards on a daily basis.
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