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Statistics of Mobile users, number of text scams reported and causes of text scams

Requested from NTC by F. Montes at 02:17 PM on May 05, 2023.
Purpose: For Research purposes
Date of Coverage: 08/01/2012 - 04/30/2023
Tracking no: #NTC-322568126275

Montes 02:17 PM, May 05, 2023 

Good Day!

May I please request data or statistics in regards to the following:
 (1) No. of mobile users from 2012 to 2022
 (2) No. of reported text scams, and/or no. of sensational scam involving mobile phone numbers from 2012 to 2022
 (3) list of telecom networks in the Philippines  and no  of users per network
(4) other scams involving mobile phones being handled by NTC

The requested data will only be used for research purposes.

Thank you and keepsafe

Daquioag 01:13 PM, May 10, 2023 

May 10, 2023

Dear Fatima Montes,

This is in reference to your request of May 05, 2023 02:17:40 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Statistics of Mobile users, number of text scams reported and causes of text scams.

In order for us to work further on your request, the concerned Operating Unit need more information from you regarding your request. Besides from your purpose of research and development, please explain further what is that particular subject  in your research that you need those statistics. 

Moreover, you are requesting voluminous statistics that you may also do your research in the internet.

Upon receipt of your specific and valid purpose, we shall forward to the Operating Unit handling your request and may send the available statistics to the email you provided us. 

You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEE5UQy0zMjI1NjgxMjYyNzUM, for request with ticket number #NTC-322568126275, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Aug 02, 2023 05:05:00 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Divina Daquioag
FOI Officer

Montes 11:46 PM, May 10, 2023 

Good Day Ms. Divina Daquioag,

I appreciate your thorough view of my request.

To further clarify, the research focuses on the topic of text scams. I do understand that the data is quite big, If it will be impossible to prepare the years 2012 to 2022, will it be possible to request 2018 to 2022 instead? These years might provide figures  that shows big comparison of pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post pandemic stages.

In addition to the above, the requested numbers may provide answer to the following:
1. the increase of mobile users through time
2. Is the increase of mobile users correlates to the increase rate of scammers
3. Which network users suffers the most in these scams
4. The figures will also provide the comparison of percentages of reported scam compared to actual number of mobile users
5. Other modusts using these nmobile phone, or mobile number.

The above are the currently the queries that I hope to be answered by the request data.Thought these are still all of the question to be answered the above data being requested.

Than you for your usual support.

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