FOR the longest time, subscriber identity modules cards, commonly known as SIM cards, have been readily available and can be practically purchased at any local shop or sari-sari (variety) store. It can be argued that the regulation of the sale and/or disposition of SIM cards was not seen as a priority by the Philippines in the past decades due to the importance of providing an attainable means of communication for Filipinos both domestically and internationally.

The proliferation of personalized spam texts or messages harassing individuals through their mobile phones has become a substantial issue in which Congress had to address to curb the improper and illicit use of SIM cards.