Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) — The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) logged a total of 16,150,926 million SIM registrants as of Monday.

“Based on records provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the total number is 9.56% of the 170 million SIMs nationwide,” the DICT said in a statement.

Here’s the rundown of registered SIMs as of January 9:

Smart Communications Inc. – 7,584,321

Globe Telecom Inc. – 7,137,764

DITO Telecommunity Corp.- 1,428,841

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DICT Spokesperson and Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo also encouraged the public to register early and to be vigilant as they complete the registration process.

“We encourage all SIM subscribers who have not yet registered their SIMs to register already with their PTEs to ensure that their SIMs won’t be deactivated,” said Lamentillo.

“If there are glitches or technical issues during registration, please report these through hotline 1326. We also remind everyone to register only through the official platforms provided by the PTEs,” she added.

NTC earlier made clear that newly bought SIM cards can’t be used without registration, and SIM cards that were not registered within the given time period will be deactivated.

NTC added that telecommunications companies will set up registration booths to assist senior citizens and technology deprived individuals.

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