People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.
Mobile call volume dropped by 15 percent since the introduction of the minimum uniform call rate, as users attempted to minimise costs, industry insiders said yesterday.
The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
Telecom operators demand the government to withdraw Value added tax (VAT) on internet usage in the next budget.
Several lakh Airtel mobile subscribers are facing disruption in their network due to technical glitches at around 1,000 stations of the telecom company in Dhaka and six other districts in the country.
In a pre-budget discussion, mobile operators urges the government to remove value added tax (VAT) on internet use in the upcoming fiscal plan for 2016-17.
The High Court clears way for mobile operators to continue biometric registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards amid widespread skepticism. It orders authorities to “strongly protect” customer data obtained in this process and told mobile operators to strongly follow telecom regulator’s directives in this regard.
A Supreme Court lawyer serves a legal notice seeking a halt to biometric registration for subscriber identity module (SIM) cards of mobile operators claiming it violates privacy and has a potential malafide intention.
Mobile operator Robi says they need 12 months for completion of the merger with Airtel to become the second largest mobile operator in the country, while the High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to assess the market impact of the proposed merger.
People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.
Mobile call volume dropped by 15 percent since the introduction of the minimum uniform call rate, as users attempted to minimise costs, industry insiders said yesterday.
The government has earned Taka 855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operator companies during fiscal 2016-17, State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim tells parliament.
Telecom operators demand the government to withdraw Value added tax (VAT) on internet usage in the next budget.
Several lakh Airtel mobile subscribers are facing disruption in their network due to technical glitches at around 1,000 stations of the telecom company in Dhaka and six other districts in the country.
In a pre-budget discussion, mobile operators urges the government to remove value added tax (VAT) on internet use in the upcoming fiscal plan for 2016-17.
The High Court clears way for mobile operators to continue biometric registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards amid widespread skepticism. It orders authorities to “strongly protect” customer data obtained in this process and told mobile operators to strongly follow telecom regulator’s directives in this regard.
A Supreme Court lawyer serves a legal notice seeking a halt to biometric registration for subscriber identity module (SIM) cards of mobile operators claiming it violates privacy and has a potential malafide intention.
Mobile operator Robi says they need 12 months for completion of the merger with Airtel to become the second largest mobile operator in the country, while the High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to assess the market impact of the proposed merger.
In such healthy, competitive market of specialised services, the provision of entry of mobile operators and strong interest of majority shareholders of the dominant mobile operator raise serious concerns.