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GUIDE: How to Register Your SIM Card© Provided by Spot.ph
All SIM card holders, both new and existing, are required to register their SIM cards with their respective telcos to either activate or avoid deactivation of their SIM, according to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. released by the National Telecommunications Commission today, December 12.
The law is expected to take effect on You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. SIM registration is for free and should be of no cost to registrants.
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You will be asked to provide the following details:
Individual end-user:
Foreign national end-user:
Those who will sell or transfer a registered SIM without complying with the registration requirement will face imprisonment from six months to six years, or/and fined from P100,000 to P300,000.
Those who will use a registered sim to spoof or transmit misleading or inaccurate information about the source of a phone call or text message to defraud or cause harm will face imprisonment of no less than six years, and/or a fine of P200,0000.
Those who will sell a stolen SIM will face imprisonment from six months to two years and/or a fine from P100,000 to P300,000.
Those who will breach confidentiality will also face possible imprisonment and/or fines.
FROM: SPOT.PH
MORE INFORMATION:
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Sim Card Registration Act
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GUIDE: How to Register Your SIM Card© Provided by Spot.ph
All SIM card holders, both new and existing, are required to register their SIM cards with their respective telcos to either activate or avoid deactivation of their SIM, according to the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. released by the National Telecommunications Commission today, December 12.
The law is expected to take effect on You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. SIM registration is for free and should be of no cost to registrants.
SIM Card Registration: What you need to know
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Who are required to register?
All SIM card holders including those who use eSIMs, SIMs used for data-only or fixed wireless broadband modem or wireless local loop, machine-to-machine service, and/or Internet of Things (IoT).When to register?
Subscribers will have 180 days from the effectivity of the law to register their own SIMs. Failure to register their SIMs will result in deactivation or retirement of SIM number and registration plus penalties including imprisonment and fines.How to register?
The registration form shall be accomplished electronically as provided by their respective telcos.You will be asked to provide the following details:
Individual end-user:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- ***
- Present/Official Address
- Type of ID presented
- ID number presented
- Business Name
- Business Address
- Full name of authorized signatory
Foreign national end-user:
- Full name
- Nationality
- Date of Birth
- Passport
- Address in the Philppines
- For Persons of Concern, the type of travel or admission document presented
- ID number or number of document presented
What IDs can be presented?
For individual end-user, any of the following:- Passport
- Philippine Identification System ID or Philippine Identification Card
- SSS ID
- GSIS e-Card
- Driver's License
- NBI Clearance
- Police Clearance
- Firearms' License to Own and Possess ID
- PRC ID
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID
- OWWA ID
- BIR ID
- Voter's ID
- Senior Citizen card
- UMID
- PWD Card
- Other valid government-issued ID with photo
- Certificate of Registration
- In the case of corporations, duly adopte resolution designating the authorized representative, and in the case of other juridical entities, a special power of attorney
- Any of the IDs mentioned above
- Consent of minor's parent or guardian to register the SIM
- Passport (copy of the bio-page and pages where the current visa is shown)
- Proof of address in the Philippines (hotel booking or other type of accommodation or an affidavit/letter from the owner of the residence where the foreign national will stay)
- Return ticket to the foreign national's country or any other ticket showin the date and time of departure from the Philippines
- Passport (copy of the bio-page and pages where the current visa is shown)
- Proof of address in the Philippines (hotel booking or other type of accommdation or an affidavit/letter from the owner of the residence where the foreign national will stay)
- Other documents, whichever is applicable:
- DOLE-issued Alien Employment Permit
- BI-issued Alien Certificatr of Registration Identification Card (ACRI Card) or other types of official ID issued by any other visa-issuing agency
- School registration and ID for students
- For Persons of Concern, the type of travel or admission docuent validly issued by the DOJ
I lost my SIM. What do I do?
Subscribers must immediately report it to their respective telcos, along with the following information:- Name
- Address
- Date of Birth
- Mobile subscriber number
- Other relevant and reasonable information as may be required by the telco to fully establish ownership of the SIM
What are the penalties for violations?
Those who refuse or fail to register their SIM will face the following:- First offense: Fine of no less than P100,000 but not more than P300,000
- Second offense: Fine of no less than P300,000 but not more than P500,000
- Third and subsequent offense: Fine of no less than P500,000 but not more than P1,000,000 for every offense thereof
Those who will sell or transfer a registered SIM without complying with the registration requirement will face imprisonment from six months to six years, or/and fined from P100,000 to P300,000.
Those who will use a registered sim to spoof or transmit misleading or inaccurate information about the source of a phone call or text message to defraud or cause harm will face imprisonment of no less than six years, and/or a fine of P200,0000.
Those who will sell a stolen SIM will face imprisonment from six months to two years and/or a fine from P100,000 to P300,000.
Those who will breach confidentiality will also face possible imprisonment and/or fines.
FROM: SPOT.PH
MORE INFORMATION:
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Sim Card Registration Act
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