Mexico Lost 4.9 Million Mobile Lines as a Registration Cleanup Bites

Mexico · Telecom Key Facts Line loss Mexico lost 4.9 million active mobile lines in the first half of 2026, falling from 162 million in December 2025 to 157.1 million by June 2026. Q2 drop The second quarter alone saw 1.7 million lines disappear. That was slower than the roughly 3.2 million lost in the…

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has referred Egypt’s four mobile network operators to the Public Prosecution for investigation over the registration of mobile lines using citizens’ personal data without their knowledge or possession, the regulator announced. The referral follows the NTRA’s e