First private land phone in Ctg launched
Staff Correspondent
Bay Phones, a joint venture between the US firm Westec.com Inc. and local Westec Limited, yesterday declared the launching of the country's first private fixed phone in the country's southeastern zone bringing an end to the monopoly of state-owned Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB).Post and Telecommunications Minister Barrister Aminul Haq declared the launching of the service at a function in Dhaka also attended by State Minister for Finance Shah Md Abul Hussain, the US Ambassador Harry K Thomas and cultural personality Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed. The company would invest approximately Tk100 crore in the year 2005 for the network. Subscription fees have been fixed at Tk15,000 for WLL connection and Tk9,500 for wired ones, he said adding that the charges would be less than that of BTTB by 10 per cent.
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