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. CDNDigital
“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.
“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. 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.
Only 87.4 million or 52% of active SIM users in the country have registered their cards as of April 24, according to the telecommunications deputy commissioner.
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