The DICT says it will meet with telecommunications companies and other stakeholders on Monday to discuss matters related to the mandatory SIM registration and decide whether an extension will be implemented or not.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology said it will meet with telecommunications companies and other stakeholders on April 24 to discuss matters related to the mandatory SIM registration and decide whether an extension will be implemented or not.
“For the past several weeks, we have seen very encouraging numbers. We’re hitting more than a million registration almost daily compared to just a few hundred thousand for the past several months,” he noted.The total number is lower than the reported 168 million SIMs up for registration, which the DICT chief said is bloated because this includes disposable cards being used by scammers.
Aside from concerns on the deadline, Uy said authorities will also discuss other issues raised, like allowing other IDs apart from those stated under the law.earlier pointed out this concern saying that not all of its subscribers have access to government ID.
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