Fall in active mobile phone numbers

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. Grameenphone lost 1.8m mobile internet subscribers in August while Banglalink lost 3.2m. After losing subscribers, Grameenphone’s active connections stood at 54.5m while Banglalink’s number dropped to 28.9m.