Mobile phone validation begins
The telecom regulator has started running a process to verify the validity of mobile phones from today to curb illegal mobile phone inflow and boost local mobile manufacturing and revenue collection.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will launch the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on a trial basis for three months, enabling it to disconnect unregistered phones from the network.
According to the BTRC, the mobile phones that customers are using now will have been automatically registered by yesterday.
From today, the registration will be completed through connecting the IMEI of the mobile phone with the customer s national identity card number and SIM number.
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BTRC to launch NEIR on July 1 to block illegal handsets
Anaet Shawon
20th May, 2021 10:44:53
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will launch the operations of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system from July 1 to curb the use of illegal mobile handsets.
The NEIR system will offer IMEI number verification, document ID tagging from the Central Biometric verification and Monitoring Platform (CBVMP) system and easy de-registration facilities.
BTRC will strictly run the NEIR after a trial of three months, sources said.
BTRC Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder told the Daily Sun that they are scheduled to launch the NEIR system from the first day of July this year.