AT&T, Apple, Google to work on 'robocall' crackdown

More than 30 major technology and communication companies said on Friday they are joining the US government to crack down on
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell runs risk of losing licence

The telecom regulator on Wednesday sought reasons from Pacific Bangladesh Telecom that owns Citycell for not cancelling its licence although the operator failed to pay Tk 477.63 crore in dues.
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Creditors move to collect dues from Citycell

The first hearing of a winding up petition filed by China Development Bank to realise its dues of $36.63 million from Citycell was held yesterday, amid a government move to cancel the licence of the mobile operator.
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM

PM to decide fate of Citycell

The prime minister will take a final decision on shutting down Citycell after a meeting with the telecom regulator tomorrow, when the
14 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Submarine Cable's profit rises 28pc

The net profit of Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company or BSCCL rose 28 percent year-on-year last fiscal year, thanks to the bandwidth
14 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC to scrap another 204 ISP licences

The telecom regulator is going to scrap licences of 204 internet service providers (ISPs) from August 25 in a bid to strengthen ICT
9 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Grameenphone launches digital self-care channel

Grameenphone yesterday launched MyGP application to help its customers access all services, offers, bonus and rewards of the telecom
9 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Five SIMs can be registered against each NID: regulator

A prepaid mobile phone user can now register maximum five SIMs against his national identity number, down from 20 connections
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh on track to digitisation

The international community is impressed with the progress made by Bangladesh in digitisation, said two top telecom experts.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Citycell seeks more time to pay dues

Citycell sought time until December 31 to clear its outstanding charges as the telecom regulator has decided to cancel its spectrum for the failure to pay Tk 477.51 crore in dues despite several reminders.
3 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC plans to borrow €157m from HSBC for satellite

The telecom regulator yesterday sent a proposal to the government to borrow 157 million euros from HSBC for the country's first space
24 July 2016, 18:00 PM

GP ready to offer 4G services

Grameenphone is ready to offer fourth generation (4G) mobile services now, its chief executive said. Rajeev Sethi said they have enabled their 10,026 sites with faster internet (3G) technology and all these sites can provide fourth generation telecom services.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Compensation for call drops within same network

Mobile phone users will soon get compensation for call drops that happen when in conversation with subscribers of the same operator.
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

GP reports a flat second quarter

Grameenphone's net profit fell about 1 percent to Tk 509 crore in the second quarter of 2016 from a year earlier, due to voluntary retirement spending coupled with an advance fee for settling a claim by the National Board of Revenue.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Telcos refuse to compensate for call drops

Mobile phone operators are delaying the process of compensating their customers for call drops in a complete disregard for the
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Huawei opens innovation centre in Dhaka

China's telecom equipment vendor Huawei yesterday opened its first Customer Solution Innovation and Integration Experience Centre
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Robi gets first Bangladeshi chief executive

Mobile operator Robi yesterday named Mahtab Uddin Ahmed as its first local chief executive officer and managing director.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM

BTRC's revenue to fall short

The telecom regulator is once again set to miss its revenue target by Tk 2,000 crore after it failed to hold a spectrum auction last fiscal year as per their plan.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Exports hit record

Exports continue to be a beacon of hope for the economy, raking in $34.24 billion in fiscal 2015-16 -- the highest in the country's history.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Robi-Airtel merger fee set at Tk 100cr

The finance ministry yesterday finalised the fees for the much awaited Robi-Airtel merger at Tk 100 crore, while the charge for each megahertz of spectrum has been fixed at Tk 33.8 crore for the next four years.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM