ISPs to get IP licence

Internet Service Providers will soon get licences to operate IP telephony to allow their subscribers to make international and domestic voice calls over the internet. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission unveiled the guidelines on the Internet Protocol Telephony Service Provider (IPTSP) License on its website Wednesday. May 31 is the final date to submit applications for the first phase of licensing.

The IPTSP licensees will provide international and domestic voice calls over the Internet. They will provide PC to phone, phone to PC or any other usage based on IP telephony voice services to subscribers.

Operations may be started within six months of issuing the licences. Two types of IPTSP licence will be issued: nationwide IPTSP licence and zonal IPTSP licence.

The nationwide licensees will provide IP Telephony connections to subscribers throughout the country.

Source: The New Nation