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Telenor Q3 results saved by SIM tax reversal in Pakistan
Telenor says its Q3 core earnings came in higher than expected due to a one-off gain in Pakistan following a court-directed reversal of the SIM tax provision. Read more…
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Philippines’ long-awaited SIM registration law is now live
President Marcos Jr signs the SIM Card Registration Act, ostensibly to fight text scams. Filipinos welcome the move, but concerns about privacy remain. Read more…
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M1 donates free mobile SIMs to lower-income youths
Singapore’s M1 is donating up to 10,000 SIM cards with free mobile plans to youth from lower-income families. Read more…
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PLDT and Smart still keen on SIM card registration law despite veto
PLDT and Smart remain committed to the SIM Card Registration Act despite last week’s veto from President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more…
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Handset costs – not eSIMs – to blame for SIM card decline
SIM card replacement rates are set to shrink for the second year in a row, and a primary cause isn’t the rise of eSIMs but higher handset prices. Read more…
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AT&T sued after mobile ID theft leads to stolen cryptocurrency
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin filed a $224 million lawsuit on Wednesday against telecommunications company AT&T, accusing it of fraud and gross negligence in connection with the theft of Read more…
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Thailand will require biometric checks for SIM cards next month
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users to register their SIM cards from Dec. 15, the telecoms regulator said on Monday, in a bid to stamp out fraudulent electronic Read more…
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Smart, TMC launch prepaid LTE SIM for medical tourists
Smart Communications has teamed up with healthcare organization The Medical City (TMC) to serve medical tourists to the Philippines with a special prepaid SIM card. Under the partnership – which capitalizes on the fact that Read more…
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NBTC Watch: SIM card click farm, Pracharat budget, startup funds
ITEM: Following the discovery of a large-scale Chinese-run click farm in Thailand, NBTC Secretary-General Takorn Tantasit has warned people that while there is no limit on the number of SIMs they can register, they will Read more…