BTRC caps pay per use of mobile internet to Tk 5.0

With a view to protecting the mobile phone customers from bill shock, the telecom regulator has capped pay per use of internet by fixing Tk 5.0, reports BSS.
The regulator -- Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) -- has taken the decision against the backdrop of dissatisfaction of mobile phone users expressed in a public hearing in 2016.
"Limit of pay per use will not exceed Tk 5.0," according to a BTRC directive issued by its director Lt. Col Mohammad Azizur Rahman Siddiquee to all mobile phone operators Monday.
He asked the operators to inform the commission by implementing this directive from March 1.
However, if any customer wishes to raise the ceiling beyond Tk 5.0, operator has to collect consent from him/her for the use through USSD so operator or customer can show evidence for any complaint, said the directive.