Summit gets NTTN licence

Summit Communications Ltd (SCL) was granted a licence for the Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) yesterday.
SCL is an ancillary of Summit Group, known for its contributions in development of the power and port sectors.
The licence gives SCL an opportunity to expand its mission to strengthen the telecommunications backbone of Bangladesh by contributing to the development of the fibre optic network across the country.
It authorises SCL to develop, build, own, operate, maintain and provide fibre optic-based NTTN services to Access Network Service (ANS), Licensed Telecommunication Operators and other authorised users.
BTRC Chairman Zia Ahmed said Summit's entry to the telecom industry would help the government ensure proper telecom services and implement its pledge to make a Digital Bangladesh.
The Tk 3 crore licence fee paid by SCL comes with an obligation to provide 100 percent NTTN coverage to all the upazila headquarters in 10 years.
Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan said historically Bangladesh could not participate in the industrial revolution and has fallen behind only to be an underdeveloped country.
"The communication revolution, currently underway in the world, provides immense opportunity to rectify the historical wealth divide," he added.