The NTC on Wednesday said it is currently working with telcos to look into the legality of the proposal to deactivate certain mobile phone applications and services for users whose SIMs remain unregistered during the 90-day extension.
The National Telecommunications Commission on Wednesday said it is currently working with telecommunications companies to look into the legality of the proposal to deactivate certain mobile phone applications and services for users whose SIMs remain unregistered during the 90-day extension for listing.
“We are closely coordinating that with the telcos and studying that thoroughly if that is legally and technically feasible and if we have enough time to implement it if and when it is found to be legally and technically feasible,” NTC deputy commissioner Jon Paulo Salvahan told CNN Philippines'On Tuesday, Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy said the agency iswith telcos the possibility of limiting the access of unregistered subscribers to some...
"Let's say after the 60 days, you will lose your access to your Facebook accounts or our TikTok accounts, but you still can use your phone, you can still call, you can still text. And then after a certain period, you will lose your outgoing calls," Uy explained.If approved, the telcos will be responsible for deactivating the apps or some services for their subscribers with unregistered SIMs.
Yang added the company has been exerting efforts by sending out reminders in various channels, and deploying assisted booths to reach more of its users and encourage those who have yet to register to already do so. So far, Salvahan said 87.4 million SIMs were already registered, which is 52% of the 168 million active SIMs in the country.
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