Without being open about the BTRC Act after being amended twice, the BTRC Chairman Engineer Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed said that, despite not being ‘independent’ from the ministry, BTRC is being managed as a commission with distinction from the ‘company’.
He made this comment at the press meeting held at the Conference Center of BTRC Building in Agargaon on Monday. He said, “Bangladesh is keeping pace with the world and advancing in technology. We must move forward with the world. So, those who want to advance technology and rely on; They are a family. We are all moving towards a goal. Our paths are inseparable”.
BTRC will provide the information to the journalists at the earliest. Smart Bangladesh will be established by ensuring seamless telecom services.
BTRC Chairman
The BTRC chairman also stressed on the speed of information. He promised to brief the media workers on the issue after drafting the new policy before implementing it.
Journalists will be our partner in building Smart Bangladesh. Despite the popularity of negative news, he urged to present the news with consideration for the country and people.
Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed said, I want your advice about our mistakes. We will also strive to inform about the latest technology and highlight the professionalism.
In response to a question, he further said, ‘We have planned, we will sit with the operators by the middle of March, accumulating all the complaints we have received in the call center in the last one year. In a year what dimensions of complaints we have received and what should be our strategy, so that such complaints are much less and we can provide better services. ‘
The current levels of radiation from mobile towers are not harmful to the human body. Many are not allowing the tower to be installed due to various concerns. BTRC has that list. Very arrangements are being made.
Kazi Mustafizur Rahman , Director General, BTRC
Spectrum Management Division CommissionerSheikh Riaz Ahmed, newly joined Commissioner of Legal and Licensing Division Aminul Haque, Commissioner of Finance, Accounts and Revenue Division Professor Dr. Mushfiq Mannan Chowdhury, Director General of Administration Department Abdullah Al Mamun, Legal and Licensing Department Ashish Kumar Kund, Director General of Engineering and Operations Department Brigadier General Kazi Mustafizur Rahman, Director General of Spectrum Department Brigadier General Mohammad Moniruzzaman Jewel and Director General of Systems and Services Department Brigadier General Khalil Ur Rahman were present. The meeting was conducted by the supervision of BTRC Secretary Nurul Hafeez.
BTRC is putting most emphasis on banning betting sites, betting apps and porn sites. BTRC is in constant communication with Facebook. Actions are being taken on the basis of complaints to prevent incitement and rumours.
Khalil Ur Rahman Brigadier General , Systems and Services, BTRC
In the question-and-answer session, BTRC Director General Brigadier General Khalil Ur Rahman said that the operators have reduced the prices of all the popular packages. In the meantime, as there is an opportunity to reduce the cost of cache servers and bandwidth, the cost of mobile phones will be reduced again in the future. We report on the demands of law enforcement and the public to stop provocative content to ensure a safer internet. But the international community guidelines are not 100% successful in this regard.
Director General Brigadier General Moniruzzaman said that two operators have asked for 10 MHz from 850 MHz bandwidth, 5 MHz bandwidth from EGSM and 850 bandwidths. A committee has been made for this. POC will be issued soon. As per the recommendations of the operators, the vendors will be decided on what is best for the country under the AMTOB banner. According to GSM and ITU data, a country needs 2000 MHz of bandwidth. So, we have enough bandwidth resources.
Kazi Mustafizur Rahman said, if the number of towers cannot be increased, it is not possible to maintain call drop or quality of service. So, we are doing our best to increase the number of towers.