ISPAB, an organization of Internet service providers, has called for the inclusion of Internet service businesses in information technology and related services (IT/ITES). At the same time, the organization called for a 5% reduction in existing tariffs on marginal Internet service delivery equipment like routers, fiber and reducing the existing high rate of tax as imposed on luxury goods or harmful products. The leaders of the organization are therefore expecting that SRO will be issued by updating its definition in the development of technology as was reduced the import duty of modems during the dialup connections.
These demands were placed on Sunday, during a meeting with the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim. ISPAB President Imdadul Haque said that the NBR chairman had expressed a positive attitude towards fulfilling the demands considering the logical reasons.
Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan, secretary general of the new executive committee, exchanged greetings with the NBR chairman in a courtesy call. ISPAB Senior Vice-president Saiful Islam Siddique, Joint Secretary General Md. Abdul Qayyum Rashed, Treasurer Md. Asaduzzaman Sujan and Directors Md. Zakir Hossain and Shakif Ahmed were also present in the team.
Mahmud Shahed, the executive director of the organization was also present at that time.
