Leading digital solutions platform Globe has urged the government to extend the SIM registration process due to the low turnout of people registering their SIM cards.
As of April 11, Globe has registered 27.85 million subscribers in its network representing only 32 percent of its total mobile customer base.
With just two weeks to go before the April 26 deadline, Globe has yet to touch at least 50 percent of total registrations. Other telcos are similarly situated based on the latest available data.
Since the release of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR), Globe pushed ahead with its awareness and educational campaigns through sustained digital posts, in-app notifications, use of traditional media, face-to-face communications, and instructional videos to help drive the urgency to register SIMs.
Despite these efforts, the company has seen a low registration count primarily due to the lack of valid government IDs and challenged digital literacy.
“Given these issues, we appeal to the government to extend the SIM registration process to give our customers more time to get their required government IDs and input the required information on our site, ” Globe said.
