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TRC performed strongly in 2020 despite pandemic chief
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) received 6,126 complaints during 2020, of which 5,706 were successfully addressed, TRC Chairman Ghazi Al Joboor said.
The response rate was 93 per cent, as there was a noticeable increase in the number of complaints during 2020 compared to 2019, which recorded 4,582 complaints, he said.
According to Joboor, the rise in complaints “was logical due to the circumstances of the pandemic and the shift to remote working and learning, which resulted in an increased number of Internet users, subscribers, and the use of telecommunications in general, in addition to postal services.
“The total amount that has been provided to the Kingdom’s treasury since the establishment of the TRC to date reached JD1.948 billion, of which JD664 million have been provided to the Treasury since 2015,” Joboor said during a press conference held on Tuesday.
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Airtel partners TRCSL ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ to boost network in Ratnapura
April, 7, 2021
Working in partnership with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Airtel Lanka, added its support to ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ to eliminate coverage ‘dark spots’ island-wide.
As the 1
st phase of the initiative, Gamata Sanniwedanaya aims to facilitate construction of 37 new signal towers in the Ratnapura district. The digitisation of rural communities will help keep anyone connected and productive in their daily lives, supporting seamless distance-learning and flexible working requirements.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, TRCSL Director General Oshada Senanayake said: “The bold steps that we are taking today under the ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ initiative will lay the foundation for Sri Lanka’s accelerated transformation into a vibrant, digitalised regional hub for tech, ICT and related services. This starts with bridging the digital divid
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Over 200 Bangladesh Organizations Hit by Hafnium Hacker Group
The Group Normally Exfiltrates Data to File Sharing Sites Like MEGA After Gaining Access to A Victim’s Network.
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st, hacker group Hafnium has launched attacks on more than 200 organizations in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Bangladesh Bank, commercial banks, and Internet service providers were among the targets.
The report claims the hacker group initiated the attacks last month.