One month before the original deadline to comply with the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934, the national Social Weather Survey of March 26-29, 2023, found that 56% of adult Filipino SIM card owners had registered their SIM cards while 44% have yet to do so.
Among those who registered, 72% considered the SIM card registration process to be very/somewhat easy, and 28% considered it somewhat/very hard.
On April 25, 2023, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced that the registration of SIM cards would be extended for another 90 days, or until July 25, 2023.
73% own at least one cell phone; 80% of them use one SIM card
The March 2023 survey found that 73% of adult Filipino own at least one cell phone. Among them, 94% own one cell phone, 5% own two cell phones, and 1% own three to four cell phones.
Cell phone ownership used to range from 2% to 13% from 1995 to 1999. It rose consistently from 2000 to 2015, reaching as high as 85% in December 2013. It went on a generally downward trend from March 2014 to December 2021, reaching as low as 57% before rising to a 72%-85% range from April 2022 to March 2023.
The March 2023 survey also found that 30% of cell phone owners use Touch Mobile (TM), 26% use Talk N’ Text, 25% use Globe, 23% use Smart, 2% use DITO, and 1% use Sun Cellular. The respondents were allowed to mention more than one network provider. One percent either said their cell phone has no SIM card or did not give an answer.
SWS: 56% of Filipino SIM card owners registered their SIM cards
Among cell phone owners, 80% use one SIM card, 18% use two SIM cards, and 1% use either three or four SIM cards. The remaining 1% did not give an answer.
56% had registered their SIM cards; 72% of them considered the process very/somewhat easy
Those who own a SIM card were asked,“Bilang pagsunod sa SIM Registration Act o Republic Act No. 11934, kayo po ba ay nakapagparehistro na ng inyong SIM card sa inyong cellphone network? [As compliance to the SIM Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934, have you registered your SIM card with your cellphone network?]” To this, 56% said they had already registered their SIM cards, while 44% said they have yet to do so.
Among those who had registered their SIM cards, 72% considered the process to be easy (consisting of 44% very easy and 28% somewhat easy), while 28% considered the process to be hard (22% somewhat hard, 6% very hard).
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