Thursday, September 26, 2013

Regulator blocks 10 IGWs over unpaid dues

The telecom regulator yesterday blocked the services of 10 international gateways (IGW) due to their unpaid revenues of around Tk 250 crore for June.of the IGWs are: Apple Networks Ltd, 1 Asia Alliance, Ratul Telecom, Vision Tel, SM communication and Venus Telecom.The regulator can take legal action against any IGW if it does not pay revenues in the next 60 days after the 115-day deadline for payments expires, as per the licensing guideline.“We will try to realise the outstanding amounts, and if necessary, we will cancel the licences,” said Giasuddin Ahmed, vice-chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.The country has 29 IGWs, including the state-run Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd.

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