The New Nation - Internet Edition

Business Reporter

Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Limited has achieved Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) license.

Maj Gen (Retd) Manzurul Alam, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday handed over the license to the representatives of Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Limited NH Chowdhury and Syed Farhad Ahmed.

Among others, Hasan Mahmud Delwar, Vice Chairman of BTRC and Munir Ahmed, Commissioner of BTRC were also present in the occasion.

BTRC held an open auction on BWA earlier on 24 September at a hotel of the city where nine companies took part. Besides, Augere two other companies-Banglalion Communications Limited and Brac Bdmail Network Limited clinched the licenses for BWA.

BTRC Chairman said an unprecedented development would be achieved if BWA activities were started perfectly. "This will give rural people immense opportunity to access internet easily", he added.

Farhad Ahmed hoped that the company would reach people broadband internet facilities within next six months.