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The 310th Commission Meeting of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to consider revising transaction limits for Direct Operator Billing (DOB) services for mobile operators in line with Bangladesh Bank guidelines.
The meeting, scheduled for Monday, August 24, will also consider approval to begin procurement for replacing hardware and maintaining the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system.
Another key agenda item is approval for the local manufacturing of W&O brand mobile handsets and the establishment of a mobile handset testing laboratory.
The meeting will be chaired by BTRC Chairman Major General Md Emdad Ul Bari (Retd.) at the commission’s conference room (Room No. 304). It will discuss a 35-point agenda covering regulatory reforms, network enforcement and financial oversight.
To strengthen regulatory compliance, BTRC will review legal action, including licence cancellations and administrative fines, against internet service providers (ISPs) that failed to submit operational data to the DIS portal over the past six months.
Other regulatory issues include enlisting Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) as an A2P SMS aggregator, reconsidering an administrative fine imposed on Novocom Ltd and resolving a conflict-of-interest issue involving the audit firm appointed for Grameenphone.
On the financial front, the commission will review unrecovered fixed deposits held at Padma Bank PLC, formerly Farmers Bank, outstanding dues from international gateway (IGW) and international terrestrial cable (ITC) operators, and future revenue targets.
The meeting will also address requests from Bangladesh Police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for waivers of delay fees on demand notes, extensions for submarine cable licence holders and administrative appeals submitted by BTRC staff.