AMTOB hails NID access for subscribers registration

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have praised the government decision for providing access to the Election Commission’s National ID (NID) database to verify the subscriber’s information before activating new mobile phone connections. The access to National ID (NID) data base would help MNOs to verify the subscriber’s information in an efficient way for activating new connections. All concern regarding national security could be substantially eliminated and transparency could be maintained through the new verification process. AMTOB MNOs have been working closely with the BTRC committee of subscribers’ registration process. AMTOB, the single platform of all six mobile phone operators of the country, expressed gratitude to the government, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOPT & IT) and Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for taking such initiative via which the real identity of the subscribers of the new mobile connections could be determined, a statement of AMTOB said Thursday.