Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has realised a part of a compensation of Tk 1.25 billion (125 crore) from Sheba Telecom (Pvt) Ltd, the operator of Banglalink mobile phone, for loss of government revenues due to the company's involvement in illegal VoIP call termination activities, reports UNB.
International call termination to Bangladesh is a licenced service and is currently reserved for state-owned telephone operator Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB).
Law enforcing agencies and BTRC launched a crackdown on illegal VoIP operators after the new interim government took office in January.
During raids and investigations against illegal call termination businesses, Banglalink's involvement was ascertained, said a BTRC press release.
It said Banglalink has already made partial payment of aforesaid amount and the balance will be deposited to the exchequer shortly.
"We express the hope that no telecommunication operator will facilitate any illegal VoIP ventures. The operators are expected to cooperate with the government to prevent such activities in future" said Maj Gen (retd) Manzurul Alam, chairman of BTRC.
Banglalink pays Tk 1.25b fine for illegal VoIP business
FE Team | Published: October 12, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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