BTRC realises Tk 2cr fine from Jalalabad Telecom
Star Business Report
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday realised Tk 2 crore fine from Jalalabad Telecom Limited, a private land phone operator, as the company has failed to fulfill a licensing condition.According to sources, Jalalabad Telecom Limited, which got PSTN (public switched telephone network) license from BTRC to operate in Sylhet zone, failed to give connections to a selected number of customers within a stipulated time. The telecoms watchdog made it mandatory for a private land phone operator to give connections to a definite number of customers within a specific time. According BTRC, a PSTN operator has to add at least 20,000 customers to its network within two years after getting the license. The sources said Jalalabad Telecom has failed to meet the subscription target, although the company got one year extra time from the BTRC.
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