The current government has been really pushing it to improve the telecommunications industry in the Philippines. And with the new Memorandum Circular No.05-12-2017, telcos are being tasked to extend the validity of their prepaid load products.
The memorandum is issued by National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and the Department of Trade and Industry.
And shortly after the Memorandum Circular, telecommunications companies were quick to comply.
Smart, TNT, and Sun prepaid loads that are worth Php300 and above are now valid for one-year. This change also encompasses the physical prepaid load cards that are already printed and are currently available in the market.
With this development, prepaid subscribers who are conservative users are rest assured that their remaining balance isn’t going anywhere when they are unused.