Some 1.06 crore of mobile phone users left Dhaka until May 15 after the exodus began on May 4 despite strict restriction on movement to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, according to data of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Officials of four mobile phone operators and BTRC said the number of mobile phone subscribers indicates how many people
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They also mentioned that it is time to take initiative to reduce charges for MFS services. Multiply Tk 1.5 with the number of total transactions of a year, and see how much extra money is being taken, said Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Terming the extra Tk 1.5 charge as theft and fraud, he said: A monopoly business is going on here in the MFS sector. To prevent this, restrictions need to be imposed on significant market powers. We need to investigate how they [MFS providers)] are charging an additional Tk 1.5 for their services, said Abul Kashem, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank.
Improve service to get tax benefit
Jabbar asks mobile operators
The BTRC regularly receives thousands of complaints against mobile phone operators about their poor service, said Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar. Photo: Star/file Star Business Report Star Business Report
Mobile phone operators should focus more on improving the quality of service to get tax exemption, said Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday.
Citing call drop, low internet speed and the lack of network coverage, he said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) regularly received thousands of complaints against mobile phone operators about their poor service.
He asked the operators to be proactive in improving the quality of service considering the interests of consumers.
Bangladesh gets record 31 lakh new mobile internet users in March
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Bangladesh added 31.37 lakh new mobile internet users in March in its subscriber base, which is the highest monthly addition in around a year and a half.
The country now has 11.61 crore internet users, of which 10.63 crore browse internet through mobile devices, according to data of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.