PTA has instructed all telecom companies to report only those customers who have biometrically verified their SIMs. As a result, the user base number has dropped by more than 20 million.
The drop in numbers is a result of the biometric verification drive that was a result of the terrorist attack in Peshawar. You can check out our extensive coverage on the matter here.
The directive means that the current telecom user base has shrunk by 15% to 115.4 million as compared to 135.8 million on December 31, 2014 (before the drive for biometric verification).
In terms of statistics, right now Mobilink is leading with 33.9% of market share with Telenor close behind at 31.4%. Zong, Ufone and Warid complete the list with 22.7%, 17.6% and 9.8% of the market share.
Here is how much of the user base of the telcos was affected by the biometric verification drive:
Mobilink retained lost the least market share and remained top while Ufone and Zong both saw their user base shrink by more than 20%.
via Express Tribune