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Mobile phone validation begins
The telecom regulator has started running a process to verify the validity of mobile phones from today to curb illegal mobile phone inflow and boost local mobile manufacturing and revenue collection.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will launch the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on a trial basis for three months, enabling it to disconnect unregistered phones from the network.
According to the BTRC, the mobile phones that customers are using now will have been automatically registered by yesterday.
From today, the registration will be completed through connecting the IMEI of the mobile phone with the customer s national identity card number and SIM number.
The telecom regulator yesterday fixed the prices for broadband internet connections. The monthly cost of a connection with a minimum speed of 5 Mbps is Tk 500, 10 Mbps Tk 800 - 1,000, 20 Mbps Tk 1,100 - 1,200, according to the new decisions. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) fixed the rates after multiple meetings with International Internet Gateway,
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