SIM Card Sales Dropped After Registration Made Mandatory in PH

SIM CARD SALES – The DICT revealed that the sales of SIM cards fell after the registration is made mandatory by the Philippine law.

April 26, 2023 is set as the deadline of the SIM card registration in the Philippines. The different telecommunication provider companies have set up different platforms for the registration. However, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the sim card sales dropped after the registration was made mandatory.

Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said that the drop could be attributed to the possible reduction of scammers who used to buy SIM cards for their ill intentions. According to Uy, they expected the drop in the sales of SIM cards and fewer SIMs will be sold following the period set for registration “because there will be no more demand”.

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.

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:

• GLOBE – How To Register SIM Card Globe Users: Here’s Guide on Registration Link & Process

• SMART – How To Register Smart SIM Card? Here’s A Guide on the Online Registration Process…

• DITO – How To Register SIM Card of DITO Users – Here’s Guide on Online Registration Process