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Users must be compensated for call drops: Tarana

Mobile phone users will have to be compensated for every case of call drop and network failure, State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim said yesterday.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC to study internet service costs to regulate prices

The telecom regulator is going to analyse the cost components in providing internet services, to determine a pricing guideline for the
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Mobile top-up retailers may go on strike for commission hike

The association of mobile phone top-up and banking vendors yesterday threatened to go for a strike if their seven-point demands,
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

3G brings a boom to telecom

The telecom industry added an average of 40,000 new 3G connections a day to their networks in the passing year, according to its regulator.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Merge Teletalk, BTCL to make profitable entity: Joy

The prime minister's ICT adviser has directed the Posts and Telecommunications Division to take steps to merge the two loss-making
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Mobile top-up capped at Tk 500 a day

The telecom regulator has capped top-ups for prepaid mobile connections to Tk 500 per day, much to the exasperation of operators.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Banglalink yet to refund users of unapproved package: BTRC

Banglalink is yet to refund a large chunk of the Tk 9.35 crore it earned from the unapproved Nababi Call Rate package it ran in 2011, having properly disbursed Tk 4.40 crore of the amount till date, the telecom regulator said.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Facebook ban took toll on mobile internet

Mobile internet usage plummeted last month on the back of the government's 22-day ban on Facebook and other social networks for
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Robi to borrow $99m from IFC for expansion

Robi plans to borrow $99 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to expand its 3G
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Skilled workforce key to driving digital growth

Skilled workforce and a more conducive regulatory environment are crucial to driving the digital growth in Bangladesh, said Carrie
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BTCL hikes incoming call rate

State-owned BTCL's incoming call volume dropped after it increased the international call termination rate to 2 cents per minute from 1.5
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Novoair starts flight to Yangon

Novoair yesterday started an international flight to Yangon in Myanmar.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Bharti Airtel plans $9b investment to upgrade India phone network

India's biggest telecommunications carrier, Bharti Airtel Ltd, will invest 600 billion rupees ($8.98 billion) over three years to upgrade its
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM

BTRC to study market before giving nod to Robi-Airtel merger

The telecom regulator now plans to conduct a study on the socio-economic implications of the proposed merger of Robi and Airtel before giving a final approval to the merger.
25 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Ericsson sees tenfold rise in mobile data traffic by 2021

Swedish telecoms network gear maker Ericsson on Tuesday raised its forecast for mobile data traffic growth as the use of video increases
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Minister asks BTRC to take steps to lower internet prices

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim yesterday asked the telecom regulator to take steps to reduce internet prices, but increase
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM

France's fragile economy under siege after Paris attacks

France's fragile economic recovery is under threat after the Paris attacks, economists say, with tourism and consumer spending likely to come under siege.
16 November 2015, 05:27 AM

Teletalk to go for a brand overhaul

State-owned mobile operator Teletalk is moving towards a major brand overhaul by February 2016 -- with a new logo, website,
12 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Plan for new internet exchange licence draws ire

The telecom regulator has recently recommended the government award a new national internet exchange (NIX) licence to Level3
10 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Phone strives to resume operations

Dhaka Phone has recently applied to the government to revive its licence in a bid to resume operations.
4 November 2015, 18:00 PM