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PROVISIONS - VAT on Replacement SIMs (Details) - VAT on Replacement SIMs - Banglalink Digital Communications Limited ৳ in Millions, $ in Millions | Nov. 20, 2017 BDT (৳) | Aug. 13, 2015 | Apr. 18, 2015 BDT (৳) item | Apr. 01, 2012 BDT (৳) item | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 20, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Apr. 18, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2012 USD ($)
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PROVISIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal provisions | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  | $ 11 |  |
NBR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PROVISIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid SIM tax |  |  |  | ৳ 7,740 |  |  |  |  | $ 94
Number of random SIM cards purchased by NBR |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Total number of SIM cards issued |  |  |  | 7,021,834 |  |  |  |  |
Number of other operators that received notices |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of exposure of the original demand |  |  |  | 8.50% |  |  |  |  |
Assessed SIM tax liability |  |  |  | ৳ 7,620 |  |  |  |  | $ 92
LTU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PROVISIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid SIM tax | ৳ 1,690 |  |  |  |  | $ 20 |  |  |
Number of random SIM cards purchased by Review Committee |  |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of incorrectly registered SIM cards |  |  |  | 4.83% |  |  |  |  |
Number of SIM cards incorrectly issued |  |  | 6,887,633 |  |  |  |  |  |
SIM tax payable on incorrectly issued SIM cards |  |  | ৳ 5,320 |  |  |  |  | $ 64 |
Percentage of SIM tax deposited | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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