BTRC News
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GP will go to court for arbitration
Grameenphone yesterday said it would go to courts to bring the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to table for an arbitration...
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No NOC for GP, Robi until dues cleared
The telecom regulator yesterday decided to refrain from issuing any kind of approval related to service and maintenance to Grameenphone...
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Vivo to open mobile assembly plant in Bangladesh
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo is all set to roll out the first mobile assembly plant in Bangladesh with full foreign...
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Nagad sets sights on mobile top-up business
Bangladesh Post Office’s mobile financial service Nagad is seeking to take over the mobile phone top-up business in the country,...
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BTRC refuses to accept operators’ quarterly payment sans VAT
The telecom regulator has refrained from receiving mobile phone operators’ various payments for the April-June quarter after the latter declined...
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Mobile users complain of ‘unbearable’ service
A public hearing yesterday shed light on, what customers termed, “unbearable” service quality of mobile phone operators, especially the “huge”...
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BTRC holds up audits into Banglalink, Airtel
The telecom regulator is yet to appoint auditors to conduct financial and technical inspection of Banglalink and Airtel’s system even...
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BTRC asked to submit report on mobile tower radiation
Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has been asked by the High Court (HC) to conduct a survey on the radiation...
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GP profits soar despite hurdles
Grameenphone yesterday reported Tk 890 crore in net profit for the first quarter of 2019, up 25.6 percent year-on-year, as...
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Telcos fall short of 4G speed promise
None of the mobile operators can maintain the required 4G speed of 7 megabytes per second in any of the...
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Local calling apps hold promise
Locally developed Brilliant Connect has garnered a lot of attention in the market as the amount of calls made through...
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GP handed out SMP restrictions
Grameenphone was yesterday slapped with four restrictions by the telecom regulator as part of the penalties for becoming a Significant...
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Regulating convergence of telecom technologies
PRIORITIES OF CONSUMERS57% want faster data speed51% seek reliable connections50% look for cost-effective data plans35% want better indoor and outdoor...
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IMEI database opens today
The telecom regulator will launch the first database of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of mobile phones today in...
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Mobile phone database to stop theft, illegal import
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to launch a database of information on mobile phone handsets to prevent theft...
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Internet package cannot be less than week: BTRC
The mobile network operators (MNOs) have been instructed not to run any internet package for less than seven days from...