#sim registration dec 27

The National Telecommunications Commission ordered PTEs DITO, Globe, and Smart to submit their respective reports on incidents involving failure of registration, inaccessible portal and other concerns regarding the SIM Registration that started yesterday, December 27, 2022. SIM users experienced difficulty registering their numbers yesterday due to multiple downtimes of the registration portals of the telcos. As reported by Inquirer.net, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced that it would review proposals to improve the SIM Registration Act, including a requirement for SIM card owners to be physically present during registration. The online registration system has faced criticism for being exploited by fraudsters who sell preregistered SIM cards to facilitate scams. The NTC has already directed telecom companies to improve their registration processes and better validate SIM cards. In addition, the commission has proposed new rules to regulate SIM ownership and limit the number of valid government-issued IDs used for registration. Read more in our articles including "NTC directs DITO, Globe, Smart on SIM Registration Concerns" and "NTC may require in-person SIM registration".