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  2. SIM Registration Act - Wikipedia

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    The SIM Registration Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 11934 and commonly referred to as the SIM card law, is a Philippine law mandating the registration of SIM cards before activation. Under the measure, mobile device users must register their SIM cards, whether prepaid or postpaid. The law was enacted intending to curb ...

  3. Smart Communications - Wikipedia

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    smart.com.ph. Smart Communications retail store in a mall. Smart Communications Inc., commonly referred to as Smart, is a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., [1] a telecommunications and digital services provider based in the Philippines. [2] As of November 2023, it is currently the largest mobile ...

  4. SIM card - Wikipedia

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    A typical SIM card (mini-SIM with micro-SIM cutout) T-Mobile nano-SIM card with NFC capabilities in the SIM tray of an iPhone 6s cell phone A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to identify and authenticate subscribers on mobile telephone ...

  5. Telecommunications in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Smart Communications (Smart) was the first company to enter the liberalised market. In September 1999, PLDT purchased Smart Communications absorbing it as a 100-percent owned subsidiary. [6] Smart was financially supported by First Pacific. This partnership resulted to a rapid construction of Smart's network and more importantly, the ...

  6. Globe Telecom - Wikipedia

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    Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines. The company operates the largest mobile network in the Philippines and one of the largest fixed-line and broadband networks. As of November 2023, Globe has 54.7 million subscribers, making it the second largest network in ...

  7. ISO/IEC 7816 - Wikipedia

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    ISO/IEC 7816 is an international standard related to electronic identification cards with contacts, especially smart cards, and more recently, contactless mobile devices, managed jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It is developed by ISO/IEC JTC 1 (Joint ...

  8. TM (cellular service) - Wikipedia

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    September 12, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-09-12) Markets. Philippines. Tagline. Samahang Pina-easy. Website. www.tmtambayan.ph. TM (formerly known as Islacom, Touch Mobile, and Republika ng TM and also known as TM Tambayan) is a Filipino cellular service brand of Filipino telecommunications company Globe Telecom.

  9. List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania

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    As of 1 August 2023, the total number of subscribers in the Philippines was estimated at 113.97 million, a stark contrast from the 167.9 million before the mandatory sim card registration in the country. The country's telecom regulator is the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).