THE two major telecommunication companies in the Philippines — Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) and Globe Telecoms Inc. — sought an extension of the April 26, 2023 deadline for subscribers to register their subscriber identity modules (SIMs).

'We are filing this request to help give ample time to all mobile users, particularly the marginalized sectors and those located in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas of the country, to register their SIMs,' Cathy Yang, first vice president and head of Group Corporate Communications at PLDT and Smart, said.