Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
will start connecting land phones with broadband internet connections
by December, a senior government official said on Friday.
Telecommunications Secretary Iqbal Mahmood told that
internet connections would initially be given to some districts in
addition to Dhaka. Mahmood said 26 telephone exchanges were being
prepared for the service. The state-run company will use Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line or ADSL technology that helps landline users
to access phone and internet on the same line, a senior BTCL official
said.
The users will have to install a modem costing up to Tk 5,000 for the
service.
The speedy internet connection will be available for BTCL phone users
at a competitive price. A BTCL official preferring anonymity said
users of Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi, Bogra and some
other districts would get broadband internet connection initially.
He said the BTCL would charge less than private companies for the
service.
Digital phone users can use dial-up internet without any connection
fee. It charges Tk 0.10 per minute in off-peak hours and Tk 0.15
during peak hours or Tk 6 and Tk 9 per hour respectively.
BTCL provides digital data network service in 71 areas in 41
districts. Internet service providers have over 10 lakh subscribers
and BTCL has about 30,000 internet users.
Mobile phone and PSTN operators have approximately 50 lakh internet
users.
The government is going to allow 170 more private firms to provide
internet connections.
will start connecting land phones with broadband internet connections
by December, a senior government official said on Friday.
Telecommunications Secretary Iqbal Mahmood told that
internet connections would initially be given to some districts in
addition to Dhaka. Mahmood said 26 telephone exchanges were being
prepared for the service. The state-run company will use Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line or ADSL technology that helps landline users
to access phone and internet on the same line, a senior BTCL official
said.
The users will have to install a modem costing up to Tk 5,000 for the
service.
The speedy internet connection will be available for BTCL phone users
at a competitive price. A BTCL official preferring anonymity said
users of Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi, Bogra and some
other districts would get broadband internet connection initially.
He said the BTCL would charge less than private companies for the
service.
Digital phone users can use dial-up internet without any connection
fee. It charges Tk 0.10 per minute in off-peak hours and Tk 0.15
during peak hours or Tk 6 and Tk 9 per hour respectively.
BTCL provides digital data network service in 71 areas in 41
districts. Internet service providers have over 10 lakh subscribers
and BTCL has about 30,000 internet users.
Mobile phone and PSTN operators have approximately 50 lakh internet
users.
The government is going to allow 170 more private firms to provide
internet connections.
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