Majority of registered SIM owners say process was very/somewhat easy—survey

A recent survey by SWS showed that the majority of registered SIM card owners saw the process as very/somewhat easy.

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The SIM registration process is "easy"

According to the SWS survey conducted from March 26-29, 56 percent of adult Filipino SIM card owners had registered their SIM cards, while 44 percent have yet to do so.

Among those registered, 72 percent considered the registration process to be very/somewhat easy, and 28 percent considered it somewhat/very hard.

From the original April 26 deadline, the government has decided to extend the registration process for 90 days.

Authorities earlier said they are studying deactivating services for unregistered SIM owners to push them to already comply with the SIM Registration Act.

Failure to register one’s SIM would lead to deactivation.

According to SWS

Meanwhile, the March 2023 survey also revealed that 73 percent of adult Filipinos own at least one cell phone. Among them, 94 percent own one phone, 5 percent own two mobile devices, and 1 percent own three to four cell phones.

It also showed that 30 percent of cell phone owners use TM, 26 percent Talk N' Text, 25 percent Globe, 23 percent Smart, 2 percent DITO, and 1 percent Sun Cellular. One percent either said their cell phone has no SIM card or did not give an answer, the SWS survey added.

Among mobile phone owners, 80 percent use one SIM card, 18 percent use two cards, and 1 percent use either three or four cards. Others did not give a response.

Per area, mobile phone ownership was highest in Metro Manila at 83 percent. It was followed by Balance Luzon at 78 percent, Mindanao at 68 percent, and Visayas at 61 percent.

Have you registered your SIM already?

Source: SWS