With only four days left before the SIM registration period ends, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) voiced openness to extending the deadline, admitting that gaps exist in the registration process.
Interviewed on Dobol B TV on Saturday, DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy said the agency will have a meeting on Monday, April 24, with public telecommunications entities and other stakeholders to find out why more than half of the number of subscribers still haven't registered their SIMs.
“Kahit mag-extend tayo, kung hindi natin ma-identify ‘yung gap… Hindi magiging effective ‘yung extension… Dapat pagaralang mabuti tignan ang problema,” he said. Uy, likewise, said telcos said that a huge portion of the 168 million subscriber base are “disposable” SIMs which are used temporarily. “Even if we have an extension, kung hindi natin ma-address ‘yung rason kung bakit hindi sila makapagparehistro… ganun pa rin ang problema” [If the gaps in the registration process remained unaddressed, the problem will persist, and deadline extension won't be of any help], Uy said.
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