The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The country's people, who are connected with Internet, can call others without charge from next month.

Grameen CyberNet Limited (GCL), a local Internet Service Provider (ISP), will launch the Internet Protocol (IP) Phone services' delivery to the people immediately.

Golam Mohiuddin, Managing Director of GCL, at a press briefing at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) in the city yesterday said their own engineers developed 'IP Phone Software' by using totally local technology, for which they will be able to provide the services at the lowest cost.

The Internet connected people have to buy an IP phone for getting the service. GCL is selling IP phones by Tk 7,000.

GCL will charge Tk zero at call from an IP Phone connection to another IP Phone while below 10 paisa will be charged from IP Phone to other operators like mobile and call to foreign countries must be charged lower than the present rate, he said.

Those, who have already any telephone, can also be connect with IP Phone through an IP adaptor that can be bought by Tk 1,500.

The users can send voice mail to other persons if they are not available during calling and the mail can be checked later in mobile even Internet.

Different services including call waiting, teleconferencing across the world and call forwarding will be available at the GCL IP Phone. Those who are consumers of other ISP companies also can enjoy IP Phone services of GCL.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) approved IP Phone license for GCL on August 18 this year.