Teletalk subscribers can now complete their biometric SIM registration/ re-registration using Robi’s devices. In this regard, Robi’s Managing Director & CEO, Supun Weerasinghe and Teletalk’s Managing Director, Gias Uddin Ahmed have signed an agreement today at the Posts and Telecommunications Division.
Hon’ble State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Division, Begum Tarana Halim, MP; Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications Division, Md. Faizur Rahman Chowdhury and 
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Chairman, Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood were present at the signing ceremony. Teletalk’s GM, Sales and Marketing, Habibur Rahman; DGM, Regulatory and Corporate Relation; Md. Saifur Rahman were also present.
As part of the ongoing biometric Bio-metric based new registration and re-registration of SIM, Robi has taken adequate measures to ensure that Robi subscribers have convenient access to the process by deploying Bio-metric verification devices at key retailer locations across the country. The wide device coverage and capacity of Robi in this connection has provided a unique proposition for Robi and Teletalk to work together to drive the strategic objective of the Government of Bangladesh and make this initiative a success.
Robi’s Company Secretary and Executive Vice President (EVP), Regulatory Affairs, Mohammed Shahedul Alam; Vice President (VP), Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Ekram Kabir; VP, Corporate Affairs, Raz Sharif Shah Jamal and VP, Finance, Sanjib Kumar Ghosh were also present on the occasion.
ABOUT ROBI:
Robi Axiata Limited is a joint venture between Axiata Group Berhad, of Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc., of Japan. Robi is the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh in terms of revenue, with 27.6 million subscribers, as of February 2016. Robi network provides nationwide coverage to 99% of the population with 13,444 BTSs and over 3,951 3.5G sites. Robi proudly claims to have the widest international roaming service in the market, connecting about 385 operators across more than 145 countries. It is also the first operator to introduce GPRS and 3.5G services in Bangladesh. The Company has introduced many first of its kind digital services in the country and has invested heavily in taking mobile financial services to the underserved communities in the rural and semi-urban areas.
