The country's telecom regulatory body for the second time in a gap of
less than five months has further slashed the internal bandwidth
charges of submarine cable network by around 60 per cent.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BRTC) Monday
said the latest reduction of the internal bandwidth charges will help
to lower the cost of internet use in the country.
The commission officials said the new tariff rate that is to come into
force on December 1, will power the government's efforts to increase
the number of internet users' base deep into the countryside. The
government has set a target to increase the internet penetration to 30
per cent by 2011 from existing around one per cent.
Under the new tariff rate, monthly line rent (E1) of internal
bandwidth operators will be 200taka-250taka for 0-50 kilometer (km),
155taka -200taka for 51km-100 km, 120 taka -160 taka for 101km-200 km,
100 taka -130 taka for 201km-300km, and 75 taka -95 taka for 301km and
above distance.
The regulatory body has already instructed the six cellular phone
operators, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) operators,
internet services providers (ISP) to reschedule their tariff rates in
line with the newly announced bandwidth charges by November 13.
The chairman of the BTRC Maj Gen (retd) Manjurul Alam has called upon
all stakeholders to ensure benefit of the lower rate for the mass people.
He said there is no other alternative than to make internet connection
available in rural areas at cheaper rate to eradicate poverty and
power economic growth of the country.
"I hope that the reduction of internal bandwidth charges will
contribute significantly in increasing the number of internet users
and broadband penetration," he expressed the hope.
However, the BTRC sources said the proposed national broadband
policy-2008, aimed at facilitating growth of high-speed Internet
services at affordable prices across the country, is at the final
stage to be approved advisory council.
They said chief adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed has already reviewed the
draft national broadband policy-2008, which will also contribute in
expanding internet use.
- Source: The Financial Express
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