Telecoms regulator asks for new fee for old bandwidth Telecoms regulator yesterday sent letters to four mobile operators in the country asking them to pay spectrum charges and renewal fees and have their licences renewed for the next 15 years. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) also sought papers related to tax, VAT and VoIP from ... Read more
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Banglalink to pay Tk 1,980cr for licence renewal
Orascom Telecom Holding said its Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink will pay about Tk 1,980 crore ($26.3 crore) over the next three years as spectrum and licence renewal fees. Banglalink, the country’s second largest mobile phone operator with 21.62 million subscribers, has received the final 2G (second generation) licence renewal guidelines, Orascom said
SM Sultan Utsab begins in Narail tomorrow
SM Sultan Utsab 2011, an event sponsored and supported by mobile phone operator Banglalink, will begin in Narail tomorrow. Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (1923-1994) was one of the legendary painters in Bangladesh. He won the Ekushey Padak in 1982, Bangladesh Charu Shilpi Sangsad award in 1986 and the Independence Award
Mobile users cross 75m
Mobile phone subscription has crossed 75 million, according to the country’s telecoms regulator. Grameenphone had 33.261 million, Banglalink 20.047 million, Robi 14.350 million, Airtel 4.911 million, Citycell 1.747 million and Teletalk 1.166 million subscribers at the end of May, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
First-ever mobile banking launched in country
The first-ever mobile banking service in the country was launched on Thursday as a part of modernising the banking sector. Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited launched the service in collaboration with mobile phone operators Banglalink and CityCell in the capital
BTRC under pressure to reduce fee
Mobile phone companies are putting pressure on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to reduce the fees they must pay to obtain a renewal of its licence, according to BTRC officials. The BTRC has published a draft guideline concerning the renewal of the 2G mobile licences of four mobile operators — Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and CDMA operator ... Read more
Banglalink Music Fest in Chittagong
anglalink, in its latest bid to keep abreast with changing music trends and connect with the country’s youth, has launched a series of nationwide concerts — the second of which was held on January 21 in Chittagong. Banglalink Brand Ambassadors Habib, Warfaze, Aurthohin and two of the most popular Bangladeshi bands LRB and Miles performed ... Read more