Globe SIM Card Registration: Giant Telco Speaks on Registration of over 87.4 Million Clients

GLOBE SIM CARD REGISTRATION – The telecommunication giant spoke on the registration of its over 87.4 million clients nationwide.

SIM card registration is now mandatory in the Philippines as it became a law. Telco providers were given the time to prepare for the registration. Recently, one of the telco giants, Globe, broke its silence saying it is already preparing for the registration of its over 87.4 million clients. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the telco giant said that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has started the consultations regarding the making of the rules. According to Globe, the registration of their SIM card users including the physical SIMS and e-SIMs will start once the IRR gained the approval of the authorities. It assured that they intend to make the process “seamless and painless” to their clients as much as possible. The telco also assured that the information of the customers will be protected.

How To Register SIM: Guide on SIM Card Registration in PH

Steps on How To Register SIM in Compliance to the SIM Card Registration Law

HOW TO REGISTER SIM – Here is a guide on the SIM card registration which is now mandatory in the Philippines.

The first bill signed by President Bongbong Marcos to law was the SIM Card Registration Act. It mandates all users of SIM Card to be registered to the telecommunications provider by which a certain SIM Card is under. Following the signing of the bill turning it into a law, telcos are now given the time to prepare for the actual implementation of the measure.

The SIM Card Registration Act was pushed in the Congress amid massive scamming and spamming incidents in the country. Many people are hopeful that it will help prevent such incidents to take place again. A similar bill was pushed under the previous administration but it was vetoed by the former President.

Key officials in the different fields say that the new measure may not be able to totally stop scamming and spamming but may help reduce the number of such incidents. The law is effective 15 days after it is published in the Official Gazette.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) previously explained that the IRR or the implementing rules and regulations of the measure will be out 60 days after the effectivity of the law. It is where the registration process and the penalties in not abiding by the measure will be outlined.

How To Register SIM
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Currently, the information available on how to register your SIM card are general details. Based on an article on Whatislife, to register, the user must present a valid identification document with photo issued by the government. The following are accepted:

  • SSS ID
  • LTO Driver’s License
  • passport
  • National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance
  • police clearance
  • PRC ID
  • IBP ID
  • OWWA ID
  • BIR ID
  • Voter’s ID
  • Senior Citizen Card
  • UMID ID
  • PWD ID

How to Register SIM Card?

  • Step 1 – Most SIM card providers begin the registration by requiring the SIM card user to give the mobile number to proceed to the control-numbered electronic registration form. It might need your full name, date of birth, gender, home address, and SIM number and serial number.
  • Step 2 – You must declare that the information provided are true and correct.

For specific registrations, you may visit:

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