Requirements and eligibility
Business and Corporate SIM Registration in the Philippines
Documents, authorized-representative steps and lifecycle controls for company, government, employee, fleet, IoT and business WiFi SIMs.
A corporation or other juridical entity uses the carrier’s assisted business route. Prepare the entity’s SEC/DTI or other certificate of registration, a board resolution designating the authorized representative or a Special Power of Attorney as applicable, the representative’s valid ID and contact details, the business name/address, and the list of SIM numbers. Do not register company-owned fleets casually under an employee’s personal account.
Who should use the business route?
- Corporations, partnerships and other juridical entities.
- Government agencies and public-sector accounts.
- Sole proprietors when the carrier opens the line as a business account and requests DTI/business documents.
- Employers issuing company-owned mobile or data SIMs to staff.
- Retailer, dealer and enterprise fleets.
- IoT, telemetry, point-of-sale, alarm and machine-to-machine SIM deployments.
- Company-owned Home WiFi, fixed wireless and pocket-WiFi lines.
An employee-owned line reimbursed by the company may remain an individual subscription. Decide the contractual owner with the carrier rather than assuming every work phone is a juridical account.
Core business document checklist
- SEC, DTI or other applicable certificate of registration.
- Registered business/entity name and complete address.
- A duly adopted board resolution designating the authorized representative for a corporation.
- A Special Power of Attorney for another entity where applicable.
- The authorized representative’s full name, position, contact details and valid government photo ID.
- The list of mobile numbers/SIMs and products to be registered.
- Carrier application, account and billing documents for the selected enterprise product.
- A secure internal inventory linking each SIM, serial/device, department and assigned user.
The carrier can request additional documents based on legal form, account type or authority. Use the current assisted-channel checklist; do not upload confidential corporate records to an independent website.
Business registration by carrier
| Carrier | Published business route | Key documents/notes |
|---|---|---|
| Globe | Corporate-managed Postpaid and business SIMs use Globe’s authorized-representative process. | Globe lists organization information, representative ID and authority evidence such as a secretary’s certificate, board resolution or equivalent. Business WiFi/modem OTP access may use the device inbox. |
| Smart | Smart’s juridical-entity registration is completed through assisted channels such as Smart stores or the corporate process. | Smart’s terms list the authorized signatory’s identity/position, authority document, SEC/DTI details, business name/address, contact information and list of numbers. |
| DITO | DITO’s SIM registration page lists the business/corporate requirements; use DITO’s business or assisted support route. | SEC/DTI Certificate of Registration plus board resolution designating the representative or a Special Power of Attorney. |
| GOMO | GOMO’s public consumer app does not publish a complete corporate bulk-registration workflow. | Do not force a company fleet through an undocumented consumer shortcut; ask GOMO/Globe whether an eligible business product and assisted route exists. |
Carrier detail: Globe · Smart · DITO · GOMO.
Step-by-step business registration process
Define the legal and account owner
Confirm whether the subscription will be individual, sole-proprietor business, corporate or government-owned.
Appoint the authorized representative
Adopt the correct resolution/authority document and record the representative’s scope.
Build the SIM inventory
List each number, SIM serial where available, device, plan, cost center, location and intended user or machine.
Open the carrier’s assisted channel
Use the official enterprise/store/account-manager route and request its current template and file requirements.
Submit entity and representative documents
Provide only the requested records through the carrier’s secure channel and confirm the list of numbers.
Resolve review exceptions
Correct rejected numbers or authority documents without altering truthful corporate records.
Archive confirmations
Keep carrier references, approval lists and the effective account owner in a controlled company repository.
Assign and monitor SIMs
Record employee/device custody and establish procedures for transfer, termination, loss and incident reporting.
Company-owned versus employee-owned SIM
| Model | Registration/account owner | Offboarding implication |
|---|---|---|
| Company-owned corporate line | The entity through its authorized representative. | Reassign through company/carrier controls; update the assigned user inventory. |
| Employee-owned personal line | The employee as an individual. | The number normally remains with the employee unless a formal carrier transfer is completed. |
| Company pays, employee owns | Depends on the carrier contract and registration record, not the reimbursement arrangement alone. | Verify before assuming the company can retain or transfer the number. |
| IoT/machine SIM | The entity/account named in the enterprise contract. | Track the physical device/location and decommission through the carrier. |
Business WiFi, modems and IoT SIMs
- The law applies to SIMs in phones, computers, modems and other electronic devices, including eSIMs.
- Record the device IMEI/serial separately from the SIM number/serial.
- Keep modem administrator credentials and SMS-inbox access under company control.
- Do not remove a bundled fixed-wireless SIM when the carrier’s product terms prohibit it.
- Use the business route for fleets instead of asking individual staff to submit personal selfies for company-owned lines without a documented legal basis.
Device help: Globe At Home, Smart Bro, Smart Home WiFi, DITO Home WiFi.
Lifecycle controls the business should document
- New issue: who approves and records the number/device.
- Employee assignment: custody acknowledgement and permitted use.
- Change of representative: update authority and carrier contacts promptly.
- Employee transfer/offboarding: recover company devices and decide whether the number is reassigned or formally transferred.
- Loss/theft: report immediately; RA 11934 requires deactivation within 24 hours after a valid report.
- Ownership transfer: notify the carrier and complete the new end-user’s registration; do not hand over an already registered SIM informally.
- Decommission: request deactivation and record the carrier reference.
- Audit: reconcile active carrier numbers to the internal asset list.
Related: lost/stolen SIMs, ownership transfer, update details.
Data protection and access control
SIM registration documents contain personal and corporate data. Restrict access to staff who need it, use the carrier’s secure channel, keep a retention schedule and avoid distributing ID copies in ordinary chat or email threads. The National Privacy Commission states that carrier processing for SIM registration must follow the Data Privacy Act principles and safeguards.
- Do not reuse the representative’s ID image for unrelated purposes.
- Keep carrier references separate from public device inventories.
- Document who can request replacement, porting or deactivation.
- Review unusual replacement/port requests as possible SIM-swap incidents.
Common business-registration mistakes
| Mistake | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Using an employee’s personal registration for a company fleet | It creates ownership, privacy and offboarding conflicts. |
| Outdated board resolution or representative | The carrier cannot verify current authority. |
| Incomplete number list | Some SIMs can remain unregistered or assigned to the wrong entity. |
| Informal handover on employee exit | Registered-SIM transfer must follow the law and carrier process. |
| No device/SIM inventory | Loss, fraud and billing anomalies are harder to detect. |
| Uploading documents to a public form or helper | Corporate and personal data can be exposed. |
Frequently asked questions
What does a corporation need for SIM registration?
Entity registration documents, a board resolution naming the authorized representative, that person’s valid ID/details and the carrier’s list of numbers/account documents.
Can a business register many SIMs?
Yes, through the carrier’s juridical/bulk process. Maintain an accurate list of every number and assigned user/device.
Should company SIMs be registered under an employee?
Not casually. Use the contractual owner and carrier’s business process so offboarding and replacement authority are clear.
What about a sole proprietor?
Ask the carrier whether the subscription is individual or a business account and provide the DTI/authority documents it requests.
Do IoT SIMs need registration?
Yes. The law covers SIMs/eSIMs in electronic devices, not only phones.
What happens when the authorized representative changes?
Update the corporate authority and carrier account promptly through the assisted process.
Can the company give a registered SIM to a former employee?
Only through the carrier’s lawful ownership-transfer and new-end-user registration process.
What if a company SIM is lost?
Report it immediately, request barring and follow the carrier’s verified replacement process.
Official sources
- RA 11934 juridical-entity, transfer and loss rules
- Globe business and corporate registration FAQ
- Smart SIM registration terms
- Smart/TNT juridical-entity registration form and terms
- DITO business registration requirements
- NPC statement on SIM registration data safeguards
- NPC registered-SIM transfer advisory