The National Telecommunications Commission said Tuesday the number of registered SIM cards in the country reached more than 113 million as of July 30, the end of the five-day grace period, following seven months of registration.
Data from NTC showed that 113,969,014 SIM cards were registered, representing 67.83 percent of the total168.16 million subscribers as of December 2022.
Globe Telecom Inc. said it edged out competitors in its user count as it logged nearly 54 million registered SIMs as of July 30.
Based on data released by the NTC, Globe had 53,727,798 registered SIMs as of July 30, over 1.2 million higher than its nearest competition.
This was 62 percent of its total 86.75 million subscriber base.
Globe earlier reported a last-minute surge in SIM registrations after the deadline on July 25 and the grace period for reactivation started on July 26, recording nearly 4 million more registered and reactivated SIMs during the five-day grace period.
“After seven months of our nationwide registration which brought us to the remote parts of the country, Globe was able to reach the most number of customers successfully. With close to 54 million subscribers registered, we retained our position as the country’s Mobile leader,” said Darius Delgado, head of Globe’s consumer mobile business.
DITO Telecommunity registered a total 7,740,346 or 51.72 percent of its total 14.96 million subscriber base.
Smart Communications Inc. registered 52.5 million subscribers or 80 percent of its 65.7 million subscriber base, the biggest percentage of registered subscribers among mobile operators in the Philippines as of July 30.
Smart and TNT’s registered subscribers represent 99 percent of their active users, securing nearly all the wireless revenues of the PLDT Group.
“We are grateful for the overwhelming response of our subscribers who heeded our call to register their SIM. We thank all our subscribers for their continued trust and loyalty, which we hope to reciprocate by consistently delivering the best customer experience possible powered by our fastest and best mobile network,” said Alfredo Panlilio, president and chief executive of PLDT and Smart.
“Through SIM registration, we also support the government’s digitalization efforts by helping ensure that mobile and digital services are inclusive and accessible for all,” said Panlilio.
