Myanmar has completed a nationwide SIM re-registration programme, with millions of SIMs being disconnected by the country’s operators, developingtelecoms reported.

The initiative was launched in February 2020 as Myanmar sought to ensure a safer environment for mobile financial transactions, as well as reducing crime related to mobile and internet services.

The country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) and its Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) have not disclosed the official count of SIMs identified as unregistered or incorrectly registered and subsequently deactivated.