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Annual Report 2017-2018 Annual Report 2017-2018 Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Annual Report 2017-2018 Annual Report 2017-2018 Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory commission Regulatory Telecommunication Bangladesh Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory commission Annual Report 2017-2018 Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Contents 1. Message 07 2. Preface 09 3. Objectives of the Commission 12 4. Formation of the Commission and Present Status 13 5. Achievements of Commission from establishment of BTRC to till June 2018 14 6. Comparative description of Development activities and achievements of 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 at a glance 16 7. Noteworthy future planning 18 8. Introduction 19 9. Administration Division 21 10. Systems and Services Division 28 11. Spectrum Division 38 12. Engineering and Operations Division 60 13. Legal and Licensing Division 86 14. Finance, Accounts and Revenue Directorate 114 15. Media and Publications Wing 122 16. Enforcement and Inspection Directorate 134 18. Bangabandhu Satellite Launching Project 145 19. Mobile Phone industry of Bangladesh 166 20. Diverse activities (National & International) 185 21. World Telecommunication And Information Society Day (WTISD-2018) 175 22. River cruise and 16th anniversary of BTRC 178 23. Conclusion 179 BTRC 03 Annual Report-2017-2018 BTRC 04 Annual Report-2017-2018 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “Digital Bangladesh is a modern Philosophy of using Appropriate technology in implementing all pledges of the government, including proverty eradication, ensuring quality education and health facilities, generating employment opportunities for the people” -Sheikh Hasina BTRC 05 Annual Report-2017-2018 Mission To facilitate connecting the unconnected through quality telecommunication services at an affordable price by introducing new technologies BTRC 06 Annual Report-2017-2018 Under the supervision of Honorable Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, BTRC is honored of launching the first Bangladeshi Satellite Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on May 12, 2018. It is a matter of pride for the present government, as well as 16 million people of the country. Bangabandhu satellite launching is a continuation of the dynamic development of government and along with this it has fulfilled another dream of Father of Minister the nation. Bangladesh has entered into a new horizon of possibilities by successful launching of Posts and Telecommunications Division Bangabandhu Satellite and became 57th member country of elite club owning its own satellite. Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Through the expansion of satellite technology and services, massive employment will be created Information Technology directly and indirectly. Bangabandhu Satellite-1 has 40 transponders, 20 of which will be used for Government of the Pepole’s Republic of Bangladesh Bangladesh and another 20 will be used commercially in abroad. It is expected country will bring a lot of foreign currency leasing 20 transponders. Bangabandhu satellite will save the annual foreign exchange of 14 million dollars. Apart from telecommunication and broadcasting services Message through Bangabandhu satellite, it will be possible to provide information of disaster management, telemedicine, e-learning, e-education, DTH services, etc. I am very glad to know that the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Cost Modeling is completed in collaboration with the consultant of the International is going to publish the annual report of the financial year 2017-2018. An annual report is a vital Telecommunication Union (ITU), in order to reduce the cost of internet services at customer level. combined information, both externally and internally. Considering that I expect to find BTRC’s It will be possible to determine a tolerable price for internet users of the country after the market targets, outcome and future strategy in this report. Personally, it delights me when I find this report analysis. Initiatives for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and tower sharing are in vogue in order is full of information required for framing a knowledge-based digital economic society which in to safeguard the healthy competition and customers’ interest. Massive work is going on to place turn, will drive the initiative of the present Government’s vision of ‘Digital Bangladesh’. I hope this the services at the doorsteps of the customers with the introduction of modern technology publication would give an updated idea about telecommunication sector of the country and concerning 4G services. Broadband connectivity is being ensured at the union level. For the sake provide specific guidelines on the development and expansion of information and communication of public and state security, strong steps have been taken against the selling of unregistered SIM technology to boost up country’s overall socio-economic condition. cards and unauthorized mobile handsets. As the bandwidth price is reduced to a great amount, all internet users are enjoying cheaper internet services than before. The dream of creating a true A knowledge-based society demands free flow of information, progressive literacy rate, poverty “Digital Bangladesh” is a reality now. alleviation, equal distribution of wealth, elimination of discrimination among men and women, ubiquity of state-services everywhere, etc. The importance of Telecommunications in I am happy to inform that since its inception, BTRC has directly contributed more than Tk 50,000 socio-economic development of the country is monumental. Modern telecommunication crore to the government treasury. Therefore, we play a very significant role in the economy of technologies including mobile phone, internet and satellite technology have made the lifestyle of Bangladesh. I strongly believe that BTRC is committed to implement current government-declared common people easier than ever before. It creates opportunity of employments, increases GDP Digital Bangladesh Vision and actualization of the Government directives to prevent any and minimizes the digital divide. irregularities in this sector. Father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with his tremendous anticipating I wish every success of the publication of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory power could understood the importance of holding membership in International Commission's Annual Report, 2017-2018. Telecommunication Union (ITU). Therefore, in 1973 he took all necessary initiatives to be the member of ITU. Due to his dynamic leadership, first satellite earth station was set up in Betbunia in 1975. Worthy successor of Father of the nation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has brought a revolutionary change in the country’s telecommunication sector. She has taken the initiative of Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu launching maiden satellite of the country in 1997 which was implemented in 2018. Bangladesh Long live Bangladesh started its journey in 2009 with the vision of Digital Bangladesh. So far, we achieved a lot towards that goal. Today, mobile phone is available to almost every citizen of the country. Almost 97 percent area is covered under mobile network. Bangladesh is the eighth largest telecom market in the world. The government led by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made significant development in the telecommunication sector of Bangladesh since 2009. Statistically speaking, Mustafa Jabbar we find astounding figures for mobile, internet & smartphone users, bandwidth usage, license Minister for category, number of Licenses, etc which clearly indicate tremendous growth in this sector. Today, Post & Telecommunications Division there are 151 million mobile subscribers in the country which was only 46 million in 2008. Number Ministry of Post, Telecommunications & Information Technology of internet users stands at 87.7 million which was 4 million then. At present, our Bandwidth usage has exceeded 1200 GBPS, which was just 10 GBPS before 10 years. Currently, the number of Telecommunication licensees is more than 2000 which was 608 in 2008. Over 2 crore people of different walks of life are using smartphones which clearly shows the proliferation, popularity and affordability of these devices. BTRC 07 Annual Report-2017-2018 Under the supervision of Honorable Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Advisor Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, BTRC is honored of launching the first Bangladeshi Satellite Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on May 12, 2018. It is a matter of pride for the present government, as well as 16 million people of the country. Bangabandhu satellite launching is a continuation of the dynamic development of government and along with this it has fulfilled another dream of Father of the nation. Bangladesh has entered into a new horizon of possibilities by successful launching of Bangabandhu Satellite and became 57th member country of elite club owning its own satellite. Through the expansion of satellite technology and services, massive employment will be created directly and indirectly. Bangabandhu Satellite-1 has 40 transponders, 20 of which will be used for Bangladesh and another 20 will be used commercially in abroad. It is expected country will bring a lot of foreign currency leasing 20 transponders. Bangabandhu satellite will save the annual foreign exchange of 14 million dollars. Apart from telecommunication and broadcasting services Message through Bangabandhu satellite, it will be possible to provide information of disaster management, telemedicine, e-learning, e-education, DTH services, etc. I am very glad to know that the Bangladesh Telecommunication
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