In case you didn’t know, you can register your Smart and TNT SIM cards at selected McDonald’s stores until July 24, 2023 as part of the SIM Card Registration Act.
Smart SIM Card Registration at McDonald’s
The participating McDonald’s Philippines stores use unused party areas in their stores to accommodate SIM registrations. If you’re looking to visit to register your SIM card, you’ll need to bring a valid government ID.
There are a total of 35 selected stores, here’s a full list and the dates you can visit them:
July 3, 5, 10
- Araneta Bacolod
- Butuan Gaisano
- Cadiz
- Calapan Roxas Drive
- Calapan
- Capas
- Downtown Butuan
- Gaisano Capital Surigao
- Kabankalan City
- Limketkai
- Mart One
- Marymart Iloilo
- Pavia
- Pili CamSur
- Pison Avenue
- Robinson’s Place Iloilo
- San Carlos
- San Franz
- Tagum Highway
- Valencia
July 3, 5, 10, 12
- BQ MALL
- Carcar
- Colon Osmena
- Cotabato
- Escario
- Gensan Highway
- Guiwan
- Koronadal
- Lagao Gensan
- Lapu Lapu City
- Ozamis Highway
- South Coast
- Toledo
July 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24
- Naga City Plaza
- W Mall Bay City
The Act was extended until July 25, 2023 by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). As of late June, the agency revealed that over 100 million SIM cards were registered and Smart has the most registered SIMs among the top three telcos.
For more information and to learn more about Smart’s SIM registration, visit the official website.
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