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Vol. 5 Num 1114 Thu. July 19, 2007  
   
Business


CityCell launches wireless internet


Mobile phone operator CityCell yesterday launched wireless internet service.

The company offers high-speed internet service, styled mycitycell ZOOM, to its customers across the country, Tarikul Hasan, acting CEO of Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd, the owning company of CityCell, told a press briefing in Dhaka.

The acting CEO said with the CDMA2000 1x technology-based service customers can use internet at indoors and outdoors where the network is available.

Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui, manager of Product Development, said customers will receive the internet through PCMCIA data card or USB data modem and selected CDMA handsets.

The PCMCIA card will be used for laptops and the USB data modem for both laptops and desktop computers.

The USB data modem is priced at Tk 8,000, while PCMCIA data card at Tk 9,000.

The customers need to pay Tk 300 per month for using 100 megabyte (MB), Tk 450 for 300 MB, Tk 600 for 500 MB, Tk 1000 for 1 gigabyte (GB) and Tk 1500 for 3 GB, Siddiqui said.

Connections and devices will be available at more than 400 authorised sales points and CityCell's own direct sales points across the country.

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Tarikul Hasan (2-L), acting CEO of Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd, the owning company of CityCell, speaks a press briefing organised in Dhaka yesterday to mark the launch of the cellphone operator's wireless internet service. PHOTO: STAR