[Trending Now] Nationwide Mandatory Registration Of Sim Card Bill Was Filed By Senate To Address Mobile-Related Crimes!
A nationwide mandatory registration of prepaid subscriber identification (SIM) cards has been filed in the Senate to address mobile-relat...
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A nationwide mandatory registration of prepaid subscriber identification (SIM) cards has been filed in the Senate to address mobile-related crimes.
Senate bill number 7 or the Sim Card Registration Act of 2016 aims to "eradicate mobile phone-aided terrorism and criminal activities" by registering all prepaid SIMs and limiting each person to own only up to three SIM cards "across all service providers."
"We have witnessed how criminal minds abused the non-registration and loose regulation on SIM cards, latest of which was the Davao City bombing where the bomb was allegedly detonated using a cellular phone," Senate President Koko Pimentel said, justifying the necessity of the bill.
According to Senate President Koko Pimentel in justifying the bill, "We have witnessed how criminal minds abused the non-registration and loose regulation on SIM cards, latest of which was the Davao City bombing where the bomb was allegedly detonated using a cellular phone."
Under the bill filed, SIM cards may be purchased in bulk but should be registered under a company or agency. This would also enhance the government monitoring and collection systems on telecommunications companies.
The proposed measure also states that there would only be three registered sim cards under a person's name "provided that he or she is the parent or legal guardian registering for and in behalf of his or her children or ward."
Mobile phone service providers will be mandated to give "a verified list of their current authorized dealers or agents nationwide," and submit an updated list to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) quarterly.
Third-party re-sellers are tasked to collect and submit accomplished registration forms. Photocopies of government IDs of those who bought SIM cards are also required. NTC will be the one to formulate guidelines on how to register SIM cards as prior to the passage of the bill.
There are estimated 100 million increase in subscribers of prepaid SIM cards or about 90 percent of the total cellular phone service market and can be easily detected through this bill.