After remaining switched off for two years, RanksTel has taken steps to resume its operations soon, the private land phone operator said in a statement yesterday. The operator has already started the re-registration process of its more than three lakh customers, according to the statement.
“We developed our network in the last six months to resume our operations,” said AKM Shamsuddin, chief operating officer of the company.
He said his company emphasised ensuring interconnectivity with other operators and providing the lowest call rates to its customers.
“But one thing I want to note specifically here that our competition is not with the mobile operators.”
Despite the availability of mobile phones, corporate houses, businesses, shops and residential apartments still need land phones, he said.
RanksTel aims to provide a land phone to every house along with SMS and different kinds of value-added services, he said.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission cancelled RanksTel’s licence in May 2010, along with other four operators. The regulator returned the licences to the operators in July last year.
-With The Daily Star input
