BTRC drive against unauthorised ISPs soon

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will soon start its drive against the unauthorised Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Cyber Café Service Providers (CCSPs).
The decision has been taken by BTRC, the telecommunication watchdog, for bringing discipline in the sector as the number of ISPs and CCSPs is growing indiscriminately, but giving poor services.
The BTRC also took a decision on December 30 to bring the ISPs and CCSPs within the ambit of license.
The commission asked the interested person or legal entity to submit application for license from today. The deadline for submitting the application is March 31, 2009.
The BTRC further decided to issue three categories of 'Internet Service including Cyber Café Service Licenses' at thana level -- category A for Dhaka metropolitan area, Category B for other five metropolitan areas and Category C outside the metropolitan areas.
The initial license fees for category A, B and C are Tk 10,000, Tk 5,000 and Tk 1,000 respectively. The annual license renewal fees are Tk 5,000, Tk 2,500 and Tk 500 for the three category licenses.