Four private telecom operators Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi, and Airtel owe an amount of Tk2,413 crore to the government which remains due as VAT on 2G spectrum fees and licence fees, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Customers of different mobile network operators at a public hearing yesterday reported that their daily communication was being hampered due to poor coverage in busy areas in the port city of Chattogram, including GEC and Foy’s Lake.
Similar to broadband internet prices, the price of mobile data is going to come under the regulator's scrutiny. Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar called upon the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to expedite mobile data price setting process, saying, "At present, network operators are determining mobile data price on their own, which is