Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)

Poor telecom service hurting customers

Regulators must ensure compliance with license agreements

BTRC officials demonstrate at commission office

Many said they have been denied promotion for years

We should be wary of the online gambling boom

Multi-faceted actions necessary to prevent this crime

Walton to make mobile phone circuit boards

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has recently decided to give approval to Walton Digi-Tech Industries to locally manufacture printed circuit boards (PCBs) specifically for handsets.

BTRC asks Meta to tackle misinformation on its platform

Meta top officials meet BTRC chairman in Dhaka

Grameenphone receives unified licence

It will work as a single licence for 2G, 3G, 4G and the upcoming 5G technologies

Teletalk, BTCL ordered to clear Tk 3,000 crore dues

The two will also face information system audits within this month

Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, new BTRC chairman

He will hold the position until May 29 of 2025

January 9, 2020
January 9, 2020

Grameenphone’s new run-in with BTRC

Grameenphone has taken delivery of huge volumes of network equipment without obtaining the approval of the telecom regulator -- a move that has run into a grey area on the legal front.

January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020

BTRC revokes mobile signal blocking in border areas

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reversed their decision of blocking mobile phone operators’ signals up to a kilometre from the borders.

December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019

BTRC-GP conflict: Telenor serves legal notice to Bangladesh president: Mustafa Jabbar

Grameenphone parent company Telenor sends a legal notice to the Bangladesh president demanding arbitration to resolve the disputed audit claim of Tk 12,580 crore by Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission.

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

Rohingyas use 3 lakh mobiles

Rohingyas of Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar are using around three lakh mobile connections of local carriers, a technical committee of the telecom regulatory commission has found out.

November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019

Update corporate SIM info by Nov 30: BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issues a public notice and asked all the corporate mobile connection users to update their accounts by November 30.

October 20, 2019
October 20, 2019

Plea seeks stay on HC order over BTRC move

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) files a petition with the Supreme Court, seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued an injunction on its (BTRC) move to realise nearly Tk 12,580 crore from Grameenphone.

September 15, 2019
September 15, 2019

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.

September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019

BTRC Audit Claim: Robi, GP launch legal battle

Mobile carriers Robi and Grameenphone have filed two cases with a Dhaka court, seeking permanent injunctions against the telecom regulator’s audit claims of Tk 13,447 crore.

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

BTRC issues notice asking why licences of GP, Robi won’t be cancelled

The telecom regulator issues two separate show cause notices to Grameenphone and Robi asking them to reply in 30 days why their licences will not be cancelled despite violating the licensing conditions by not paying the telecom regulator’s ‘dues’.

July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019

BTRC may withdraw block on bandwidth of GP, Robi tomorrow

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission may withdraw the bandwidth capped on Grameenphone and Robi for the relief of crores of internet users of the two leading mobile phone operators.