The number of connections of the country’s four mobile phone operators increased by 16.7 lakh to 17.86 crore at the end of August, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission data. The number of mobile internet connections also rose by 17.2 lakh in August. The BTRC data showed that the number of mobile phone
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BTRC sits with mobile cos on compliance today
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission sits with the mobile phone operators today about the compliance of different promotional packages offered by the companies. The BTRC move came after the commission had found some gross violations of promotional offers by some operators recently.
Telcos could use surplus funds for 3G payments
Clarifies BTRC The mobile phone companies would be allowed to use own surplus funds for paying the licence fee, spectrum acquisition fee and roll-out expense for obtaining 3G licence, the telecom regulator has recently clarified the operators. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Mobile phone celebrates 40th anniversary
The first mobile phone call was made 40 years ago today, on 3 April 1973. Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola, called a rival colleague at another telecoms company and announced he was speaking from “a ‘real’ cellular telephone”. In 2012 a report carried out by the International Telecommunication Union found that there were ... Read more
Pay as you talk
Mobile phone users will now pay as much as they talk, according to a new directive from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). From August 15, there will be a 10-second pulse applicable to all networks. For example, for call duration of 1 minute and 6 seconds, the charge
Child lock in mobile
Parents will be able to control their child’s mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer. The Bemilo system, to be run on the Vodafone network in UK, offers a service for parents to prevent their children from going online, texting or calling during certain hours. Unlike an app, a child will not ... Read more
Tourism info on fingertips
The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) yesterday signed a contract with SSL Wireless to provide tourism related services via mobile phones aiming at promoting tourism in the country. Asmaul Hossain, general manager for public relations and admin of BPC, and Anisul Islam, general manager of SSL, inked the deal at Hotel Obokash, BPC said in
Govt plans SIM tax cut
Also to rationalise 2G licence renewal fees The government plans to reduce SIM taxes, and rationalise the fees for 2G licence renewal and spectrum charges, Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju said yesterday. “I have already talked to the finance minister so the eight hundred taka tax on SIM [subscriber’s identification module] could be reduced in ... Read more
Telcos to shoulder responsibility for illegal SIMs: Tuku
The state minister for home, Shamsul Haque Tuku, on Wednesday said that the government had taken a tough stand against crimes using mobiles and the mobile operators will need to shoulder responsibilities for crimes committed using illegal connections. He said that the home ministry would institute a monitoring cell to prevent mobile-based