AKTEL lowers call charges Wednesday

Telecom Malaysia International Bangladesh (TMIB), the service provider of AKTEL mobile phone, obtained permission from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to curtail its current charges by 30 to 50 per cent, a TMIB official told The Daily Star requesting anonymity. The new charges will be announced on Wednesday, he added.

Per minute call charge for Mobile Plus will be reduced to Tk 4 from Tk 6. Some certain numbers will have a reduction of 50 per cent. In a special late night rate, the tariff for 30 second pulse will be Tk 2 from 11:00pm to 6:00am.

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But there will be no reduction for the prepaid service.

AKTEL is the third operator announcing tariff reduction after GrameenPhone and CityCell Digital.