Overview
- The limit applies to new subscriptions starting Feb 28, with existing users who already hold more than 10 allowed to keep them but barred from adding more.
- Company or corporate plans and data-only SIMs that cannot call or text are excluded from the cap.
- The change replaces the current per‑telco allowance of up to 10 postpaid lines introduced in April 2024; prepaid registrations have been restricted to three since 2015.
- Police say 52 people linked to bulk SIM registrations are under probe after a Jan 8–16 islandwide operation that arrested 22 men and 13 women, with 17 others assisting investigations.
- Preliminary findings indicate recruits were paid S$15 to S$20 per SIM and handed over batches of 30 to 69 cards to couriers, while those who knowingly supply SIMs for crimes face up to a S$10,000 fine, three years’ jail, or both, alongside tougher caning penalties for scammers and enablers introduced in late 2025.