DICT eyes removal of Facebook, TikTok of unregistered SIMs over extension

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is considering the removal of some services of unlisted SIM cards over the 90-day extension for their registration.

Information and Communications Technology Secretary

Ivan John Uy said subscribers who would fail to register their SIM cards during the extension might encounter a “gradual” loss of phone services.

“We are exploring some options that will be available to us [to] incentivize our public to register,” Uy said.

“We did not put those conditions in the first SIM card registration but because of our observation that people are not taking our deadline seriously, we are now exploring other options to incentivize registration,” he added.

Uy said the DICT has been talking with the telcos as regards the registration process during the extension period.

“We will observe the rate of registration and after a certain period, we’re seeing maybe 30 days or 60 days into registration, we will start deactivating some services on the SIM card,” Uy said.

“Let’s say after 60 days, you will lose your access to your Facebook accounts or your TikTok accounts. You can still use your phone, you can still call, you can