№ 664. SIM Registration Act (RA 11934)

What is a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM)

A SIM card (full form Subscriber Identity Module or Subscriber Identification Module) is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers).

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
• Sex
• Present/Official Address
• Type of ID presented
• ID number presented

 

SIM Registration Act

№ 415. Bellini is a Papa-Paparrazi

With my cellphone, it's been a cinch
taking shots of food and travel.
I've long ditched my DSLR for the handy all-in-one gadget.

Maybe it’s just as well that Bellini—as well as other photographers, of any genre—have laid down their Leicas and Nikons. The current culture of Me, Me, Me and anyone who can hack an online account has taken away a significant chunk of the paparazzi’s power, and the need to spring attacks to show how celebrities look and act when stripped of glamor and polish. Anyone with a mobile phone can now act just as despicably—or honorably, as revelations can swing both ways. Anyone with just enough crazy and lack of conscience can be a harbinger of the truth, whatever truth it may be.