BTRC
Ban on sale of new GP SIM cards
The telecom regulator has banned Grameenphone from selling new SIMs for the country’s top mobile network operator’s failure to provide quality service.
Grameenphone agrees to pay BTRC Tk 1,000 crore
Grameenphone today agrees to pay Tk 1,000 crore on 23 February to telecom regulator BTRC, following a Supreme Court order on a petition yesterday .
GP offers Tk 100 crore against audit claim, BTRC refuses
Grameenphone has offered Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Tk 100 crore against the much-discussed audit claim. The regulatory body has refused the offer.
Grameenphone files review petition to pay BTRC Tk 575 crore
Grameenphone today filed a review petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking its permission to pay Tk 575 crore in 12 equal monthly instalments as adjustable deposit to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Earlier on November 24, the Supreme Court directed Grameenphone to pay Tk 2,000 crore, around 10 times higher than what the carrier was willing to pay as adjustable deposit, to the telecom regulatory body.
20 lakh new internet connections in August: BTRC
The number of internet users in the country grew by 19.60 lakh in August which is by far the highest in a single month in recent years, according to a report published by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
BTRC verifying if 3G, 4G still available in refugee camps
A technical team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started an inspection to see if the recent restriction on 3G and 4G mobile data services was working in the Rohingya camp areas in Cox’s Bazar.
Telcos asked to block 26 lakh illegal SIMs
The telecom regulator has made a list of about 26 lakh illegal SIMs and urged the mobile operators to deactivate the connections on April 26.
Thirteen out of 39 buses run without fitness certificates
An inquiry committee, formed following a High Court order, has found that 33 percent buses had no fitness certificate that run on the roads, said a survey report conducted on 39 buses.
Mobile internet speed slashed indefinitely
The telecom regulatory commission has slowed mobile internet by shutting down 3G and 4G services yesterday night.
Internet connections declined 6.48 lakh in Nov
The mobile phone operators were dealt a setback of its data users in November this year as they have lost 6.48 lakh active internet connections in the month, the telecom regulator publishes a report.
Be ready to implement instructions
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked the mobile operators and international internet gateways to be ready for immediate implementation of its instructions regarding internet speed and content from December 29 to 31.