The international telecommunication gateway operators, largely owned by people with political connections, owe the government outstanding dues of over Tk9bn as they are allegedly not sharing their revenues as per the guidelines. International gateways (IGWs) are legal channels for generating international calls to the country. The call charge is $0.03 per minute – approximately Tk2.50 – and the IGWs are supposed to pay the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) 51.75% of that amount. dhakatribune/politics/2013/jul/27/firms-backed-politicians-owe-btrc-tk9bn
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:28:27 +0000