The Department of Information and Technology said Wednesday registered SIMs reached 30.1 million as of Feb. 7, 2023.
Based on records provided by the public telecommunication entities, the total number represented 17.76 percent of the 168,977,773 million subscribers nationwide.
Smart Communications Inc. reported 15,475,120 SIMs registered, accounting for 22.76 percent of the company’s 67,995,734 subscribers. Globe Telecom Inc. recorded 12,203,967 registered — 13.8 percent of its 87,873,936 subscribers. DITO Telecommunity Corp. reported 2,331,607 SIMs registered or 17.79 percent of its 13,108,103 subscribers.
“We are seeing good progress in terms of the registered subscribers, and we look forward to how this will translate to a safer and more secure digital communications in the coming days,” said DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy.