Telcos asked to assist 45 remote areas for SIM registration

The National Telecommunications Commission wants telecommunication companies to roll out the assisted SIM card registration initiative in remote areas on Jan. 25. | TyronePiad /PDI

Lopez previously said the regulator has a taskforce coordinating with regional offices to identify geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas . GIDAs represent about 27 percent of barangays across the country.

NTC Deputy Commissioner Jon Paulo Salvahan explained this initiative was in line with the SIM card registration law, which requires the government to extend assistance to areas with limited telecommunication and internet services. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo said this could “solve the problem of lack of valid government-issued ID.”

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