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NATION BUSINESS REPORT

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Tuesday warned stern action against licensed ISP companies who are involved in call transmission using VoIP technology in the country.

The BTRC said the illegal activities of the companies result in huge loss of revenue of the government, a press release said here.

The commission said that acting on tip-off, the committee formed under the section 16 of the Telecommunication Act 2001, found evidences of involvement of VIoP activities by some ISP installations. The committee instantly sealed the installations and filed FIR with the concerned police stations against the companies. They also issued show cause notices against the companies under the Telecommunication Act 2001, the release said. The BTRC also took decision to cancel the ISP licence of Maisha Technologies Limited, as they could not provide satisfactory reply of the notice, it said.

Besides, the cancellation of ISP licence of some other companies are also under process for the same allegations against them.

The commission said they would continue drive against the illegal use of VoIP and urged the people not to receive any service from those companies, the release said.