Govt losing over Tk 12.08b yearly for illegal VoIP trade

The government is losing over Tk 12.08 billion (Tk 1,208.88 crore) revenue per year due to international call termination through illegal  Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system, reports UNB. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is currently working on ways to reduce international call termination through illegal VoIP. According to the BTRC, every day some 30 million international calls are entering form abroad. Of the calls, Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) terminates some 14 million calls, and the VoIP traders deal the rest 16 million calls. Read more

Low Rate VoIP – Understanding Low Priced Internet Calling Facilities

VoIP or voice over internet protocol is a calling service which is steadily catching up on the radars of people across the world. As it is, VoIP is cheaper and more convenient than most other telephony services, the fixed landline for example. But the catch in low rate VoIP is that the increasing number of VoIP service providers means that there are several services giving the same or nearly same services at variable rates. Read more

BTRC to review VoIP penalties

The telecom watchdog is set to review all the policies practised by the last caretaker government, including its stance on the illegal VoIP (voice over internet protocol). “We are reviewing the policies that were practised by the last caretaker government. After the scrutiny, we will be able to decide whether the fines imposed on the telecom operators for being involved in the illegal VoIP were right or wrong,” said Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), yesterday at a press meet. Read more

Leading operators of telecom infrastructure came down heavily on the illegal VoIP operators

Leading operators of telecom infrastructure in the country Sunday came down heavily on the illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) operators, whom they blamed for the loss of government revenue worth Tk 5.0 billion (500 crore) each year. Apart from depriving the country of the huge sum of revenue; these illegal VoIP operators are also leaving the nation dangerously exposed to cyber crime and international terrorism, they warned at a press conference held in the city. Read more

Over half of O/S calls go by illegal VoIP: TIOB

Illegal VoIP operations are on the rise, grabbing more than half of the overseas calls business in Bangladesh, due to lack of government control, said industry leaders on Sunday. Telecom infrastructure providers say development of the Tk 3,500-crore international calls sector will remain a far cry until the government takes effective measures, especially against unregulated VSAT use. “The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has been asked to reinforce its measures against illegal VoIP, but it’s been hindered in the aftermath of the BDR incident,” said Mir Nasir Hossain, president of TIOB (Telecommunication Infrastructure Operators of Bangladesh).

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BTRC to intensify on-going drive against illegal VoIP

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will intensify its on-going drive against illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) call termination, reports BSS.  The newly appointed BTRC chairman, Brig Gen (retd) Zia Ahmed at a recent meeting of the Telecom Infrastructure Operators of Bangladesh (TIOB) said BTRC would make all-out efforts to stop illegal VoIP, a press release said here Monday. He said the Commission would also take appropriate steps for smooth functioning of the private sector telecom enterprises operating under the policy of International Long Distance Telecommunications System (ILDTS). Read more

Mobile phone cos join anti-VoIP campaign

The drive to combat illegal use of VoIP (voice over internet protocol) has got a further boost as the country’s mobile phone operators want to cooperate with the telecom watchdog, officials said. This will help Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) strengthen the anti-VoIP campaign, they said. VoIP is a technology that allows someone to make voice calls using a broadband internet connection instead of any telephone line.
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Mobile operators join illegal VoIP drive

Mobile-phone operators have joined telecoms regulator BTRC and elite anticrime force Rapid Action Battalion in their drive against illegal VoIP business. “Active participation of the mobile-phone operators has strengthened the drive against the illegal VoIP. Thousands of SIM cards being used for the unlawful activities have been blocked already,” the BTRC said in a press statement on Wednesday. The BTRC said due to illicit VoIP activities, government had been counting crores in lost revenues.
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IDCOL, BRAC Bank to finance IGW services

Internet service provider Eastern Link closed

Bangladesh Telecommunica-tion Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Thursday closed the office of internet service provider Eastern Link BD Pvt. Ltd, at E-5, Monicumina Tower, West Agargoan, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,in the city on charges of illegal VoIP operations. BTRC sealed the Eastern Link’s office for its involvement in illegal call termination services and violating conditions and directives.
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