Over 3M SIMs enrolled on second day of mandatory registration

A man removes the sim card tray from his phone to check if they are properly placed.

The STAR / Jesse Bustos

MANILA, Philippines — Some 3.3 million SIMs were enrolled on the second day of mandatory registration, the National Telecommunications Commission said Wednesday, as glitches that marred the first day of listing were addressed.

As of Wednesday, 6 p.m., 1,769,374 subscribers of Globe Telecom Inc. have registered, while 1,019,207 have registered with Smart Communications Inc. as of 4 p.m. and 530,424 have registered with DITO Telecommunity Corp. as of 3 p.m.

Users initially had a hard time registering their SIM, especially on the registration portals provided by the two largest telcos in the country — Globe and Smart — as they were either taken down to fix potential security issues or inaccessible due to heavy traffic.

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