MANILA, Philippines— While the SIM Registration Act permits a total of 120 days for possible registration extensions, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) established on Wednesday that no future increases will be made to the “final” 90-day extension.
“Based on the [Cabinet] discussion po, hindi na po. That will be the final extension po, ‘yung 90-day period po na extension,” asserted NTC Deputy Commissioner Jon Paulo Salvahan when asked about the possibility of a second extension on the SIM registration period.
Salvahan also reminded the public that unregistered SIM cards will be automatically deactivated once the deadline expires on July 26, 91 days after the original deadline.
“Yes, it is mandated po by law that for those subscribers that failed to register within the deadline, their SIMs will be automatically deactivated,” he clarified.
On July 26, unregistered SIM owners will immediately lose access to call-and-text services and e-wallets among other features.
The DICT previously warned that unregistered SIM card users may gradually lose access to telecommunications services over the three-month extension.
90 days to address gov’t ID, tech literacy obstacles
Salvahan stated that the 90-day extension was implemented to allow all SIM users to address digital literacy and government ID-related concerns with registration.
“By giving them this 90-day period of extension, they will be able to secure those necessary IDs and address all other concerns, like ‘yung they are not really that tech-savvy or literate in registering. So ito po, may chance po sila to address these issues,” he said.
credit/source: NTC: 90-day extension for SIM registration final; no further extensions | Inquirer News
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