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Globe says SIM registration lags due to lack of valid IDs, digital literacy

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MANILA (UPDATED) —The lack of government IDs and insufficient digital literacy are among the reasons why the SIM registration is lagging, a Globe Telecom executive said on Friday.&quot;Ang nakikita namin, kailangan may kaunting hand-holding na mangyari lalong lalo na sa ating mga customers na nasa provinces kasi nandoon talaga ang mababa ang registration,&quot; Globe Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer Yoly Crisanto told Teleradyo. (What we&#x27;re seeing is that there is a need for hand-holding, specially for customers in the provinces since the low registration is really there.)In a separate briefing, Ariel Tubayan, head of Globe&#x27;s policy division, and corporate and legal services, said they already requested the DICT to extend the SIM registration to another 120 days, which is based on the law. Tubayan also urged SIM registrants to also have their IDs. &quot;Sinagad na namin ito, dahil sa ngayon, aabutin ng 120 days para lahat ay marehistro. Yung 120 days na yun ay sana makakuha na rin ng mga ID ang mga kababayan para sila ay makarehistro,&quot; he said. For now, they are sending text blasts to subscribers regarding the importance of the SIM registration. He added that they are coordinating with other local government units. The official from Globe also reminded the public to be careful in filling in details when they register online, as some forms are sensitive. It may reject those with unnecessary characters, like excess spaces, for example. &quot;Ganunpaman, kulang na kulang ang panahon na marehistro sila lahat,&quot; he said. As of April 11, some 66 million or just over 39 percent of the total 168 million SIM cards in the country have been registered. The country&#x27;s 3 major telco players are urging the government to extend the April 26 deadline. <figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2582014" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>Officials of the Department of Information and Communications Technology have said the agency and the National Telecommunications Commission were studying the possibility of extending the SIM registration deadline.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/04/13/23/dict-studying-extension-of-sim-registration-deadline">DICT &#x27;studying&#x27; extension of SIM registration deadline</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/13/23/dito-joins-globe-smart-in-call-for-sim-registration-extension">DITO joins Globe, Smart in call for SIM registration extension</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/11/23/globe-urges-govt-to-extend-sim-registration-deadline">Globe urges gov&#x27;t to extend SIM registration deadline</a></li></ul>

The lack of government IDs and insufficient digital literacy are among the reasons why the SIM registration is lagging, an Globe Telecom exec said.