Economic Reporter :
The number of active mobile phone SIM cards in Bangladesh has reduced by 9.2m and internet subscribers by 1.7m in August from July figures, according to regulator’s data.
The number started to drop after the introduction of biometric SIM registration in December 2015.
A total of 10m SIM cards not registered under biometric system had been cancelled after 31 May this year.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) released the figures yesterday. In July 2015 the total number picked to 133.7m, the highest ever in the country.
A subscriber using a mobile SIM card for the past 90 days is considered an active subscriber.
The number of active mobile phone SIM cards in Bangladesh has reduced by 9.2m and internet subscribers by 1.7m in August from July figures, according to regulator’s data.
The number started to drop after the introduction of biometric SIM registration in December 2015.
A total of 10m SIM cards not registered under biometric system had been cancelled after 31 May this year.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) released the figures yesterday. In July 2015 the total number picked to 133.7m, the highest ever in the country.
A subscriber using a mobile SIM card for the past 90 days is considered an active subscriber.
