Landphone charges only 10 paisa per minute but number of customers is decreasing: BTRC
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission-BTRC organized an exchange meeting on teleservice and cyber security in Barisal district administration conference room on Tuesday. In the meeting, the BTRC Chairman Shyam Sundar Sikdar presented an informative report on the progress of the country's overall telecommunication sector and cyber security. He urged everyone to pay attention to use the land-phone rather than being encaged in habit, stating that the cost of land-phone call per minute is only 10 paisa which is much lesser than the call charge in mobile phones.
Shyam Sundar Sikder said, “There is a land phone in the house, and there are mobile phones as well. But we don't go to the land-phones, instead we take a mobile phone for talking. We’re spending minimum 65 paisa and maximum 2 taka on mobile phone per minute. But if you talk on a land- hone, it costs only 10 paisa per minute. In fact we have become slaves to our habits. Due to these reasons, the number of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) customers have decreased. Many people are also surrendering (returning) their land phones. But everyone should pay attention to landlines.”
In his speech, the BTRC Chairman instructed the ISP operators to take appropriate steps regarding parental guidance made by the BTRC to ensure safe internet for children.
During the discussion, the BTRC chairman heard the complaints about various services of telecommunication sector of Barisal and gave immediate solution to some complaints and assured to solve other existing complaints. At the same time, he emphasized the importance of the parents to be more aware of cyber security and called on them to complain directly by calling the helpline number 100. Referring to the government's aim to make internet services accessible to all, the chief guest also said that pornography, fraudulence are increasing in the cyber world. And digital security cell of BTRC is working to prevent violation of personal privacy of internet users. In the event, mobile phone operators responded to various complaints of customers regarding their services.
The Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Md. Jahangir Hossain presided over the meeting.
The Principal of Government Braja Mohan (BM) College Professor Dr. Mohammad Golam Kibria; Barisal Additional Superintendent of Police Farhad Sardar; Civil Surgeon Dr. Maria Hasan; Deputy Director of Local Government Department Gautam Barai; Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md. Sohail Maruf; Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Mandeep Gharai and representatives of various mobile operator companies were present in the meeting.
