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A group sounds the alarm on the possible ramifications of the deactivation of all unregistered SIM.  This comes as authorities remind those unregistered that by the end of the month their sim will be permanently deactivated.  Paige Javier has more.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 Kuki Batala could no longer send or receive messages and voice calls she was unable to

00:05 register before the July 25 deadline.

00:08 Kuki even received a text from her telco saying her SIM or subscriber identity module has

00:13 been deactivated.

00:14 "Maybe if they didn't tell me, I wouldn't be able to use my data or internet because

00:21 I wouldn't be able to send even if I had data."

00:24 But even if she does not have any telco services, she still refuses to register her SIM.

00:30 "My problem is that there is no proper equipment to protect the data.

00:36 They really want to help people.

00:38 They will enhance the Data Privacy Act."

00:41 "No to deactivation!"

00:44 Advocacy group Junk SIM Registration Network held a protest action in front of the DICT

00:50 office.

00:51 The group calls for the reactivation of all SIM because it claims 62 million, mostly the

00:57 marginalized, will be disenfranchised.

01:00 It also slammed how deactivation coincided with Super Typhoon Egay.

01:05 "Even if they were not able to register, the DICT should not cut off access to communication."

01:12 "This is the first time that mass deactivation has happened where people in remote areas

01:21 are more affected and need access to the internet and SIM."

01:25 The group warns of discrimination and risk to those who lost telco services.

01:30 It also calls on government and telcos to be more transparent with data on SIM registration.

01:36 The DICT says over 106 million SIM were registered or 63% of the 168 million total.

01:44 The National Telecommunications Commission said this is within the 100 to 110 million target.

01:51 "We are assuming that the registered users are the ones who use SIMs or the ones who

01:58 avail telco services for legitimate purposes.

02:03 We can only assume what their reason is, why they did not register or maybe the other SIMs

02:10 or the majority of them did not use them or they only used them once."

02:16 A day after the deadline, some users still received scam messages.

02:21 Authorities admit scams will not immediately be deterred.

02:25 But it's possible if people report them to the National Telecommunications Commission,

02:30 National Bureau of Investigation or the police.

02:33 "If someone received a SIM and it should be registered,

02:37 if it is reported, our law enforcement authorities can investigate and identify who sent it."

02:45 Users have one last chance to reactivate their SIM until July 30.

02:49 They just need to register in online portals of telcos or head to physical stores and assisted booths.

02:56 But come July 31, unregistered SIM will be permanently deactivated, meaning they can no longer be used.

03:04 Authorities and telco assure the public their data is safe in line with the Data Privacy Act.

03:10 Paige Javier, CNN Philippines.

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