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TCI: Mobile number porting increases following SIM registration

SIM registration is helping drive Mobile Number Portability (MNP) among mobile users, as more people take the opportunity to move to the network they wish to register under their name under the SIM Registration Law, according to Telecommunications Connectivity, Inc. (TCI).

Since the SIM Registration process began on December 27, 2022, TCI started seeing a double-digit increase in porting activity. According to TCI data, 28 percent more mobile users availed of MNP in January 2023, compared to the same period last year; additionally, that’s 26 percent more porting activity observed in December 2022.

“We can only attribute this spike in MNP to the intention of mobile users to keep their number, even as they make the move to the subscription or network they wish to permanently register under their name under the SIM Registration Law. This is how the convenience of MNP and the protection provided by SIM registration, complement and reinforce each other,” according to Melanie Arsua-Manuel, TCI General Manager.

Republic Act (RA) 11934, or the SIM Registration Act, regulates the use of SIM cards by mandating all end-users to register their SIMs under their name, with the ultimate goal of curbing the proliferation of text scams and other mobile phone-aided criminal activities.

The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) reports that SIM Registration has been completed for around 34.85 million SIM cards as of February 2023. The total number is 20.62 percent of the 168,977,773 million subscribers nationwide. The DICT, along with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has urged all subscribers to register their SIMs on or before April 26, 2023, or risk deactivation of their SIMs.

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TCI was formed as a joint venture among DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom Inc., and Smart Communications in 2021 to facilitate MNP.

MNP provides Filipinos the option to keep their mobile numbers permanently, even when they change network providers or switch subscriptions from prepaid to postpaid, or vice versa.

For more information on MNP, visit www.tcimnp.com.ph.

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