BTRC to serve notice on Airtel
The telecom regulator may serve notice on Airtel Bangladesh as the mobile operator was found using unauthorised spectrum in Rajshahi.
The company has been using 200 kilohertz spectrum in two channels going beyond its allocation in the 1,800 spectrum band, which is a punishable offence, Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), told The Daily Star.
“So the BTRC decided to ask Airtel why it used the spectrum beyond its allocation and why it would not be punished,” Ahmed said.
Contacted, an official of the operator said Airtel does not know anything about it.
Earlier, the regulator rearranged the 1,800 Mhz spectrum band in May, as the frequency of the mobile operators was in a haphazard situation. After the completion of the rearrangement, the BTRC directed the operators to use only allocated spectrums, he said.
But Airtel did not pay heed to the call and continued using unauthorised spectrum through a base transceiver station in Rajshahi, he said.
The wrongdoing was detected in the monitoring activities run by the BTRC in presence of Airtel representative, he said.
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