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“Technology Plays a vital role in bringing changes in our society”

Telecommunication is the huge potential sector in Bangladesh.

A short Land marks year of telecommunication industry in Bangladesh as follows:

• 1853 : Telegraph branch under Posts and Telegraph Department, British India.

• 1971 : Reconstructed as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Department under Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

• 1975 : Reconstructed as Telegraph and Telephone Board.

• 1979 : Reconstructed as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) with right to issue license for telecom and wireless services.

• 1981 : Digital Telex Exchange in Bangladesh.

• 1983 : Automatic Digital ITX started in Dhaka.

• 1985 : Coinbox Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB.

• 1989 : GENTEX Telegraph messaging service introduced in Bangladesh.

• 1989 : Bangladesh Rural Telecom Authority got license to operate exchanges in 200 upazilla.

• 1989 : Sheba Telecom got license to operate exchange is 199 upazilla.

• 1989 : Cellular mobile phone company Pacific Bangladesh Telephone Limited and Bangladesh Telecom got license.

• 1995 : Card Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB and TSS.

• 1995 : Regulatory power of BTTB transferred to Ministry (MoPT).

• 1995 : 2nd and 3rd ITX installed in Dhaka.

• 1996 : GrameenPhone got cellular mobile Telephone license.

• 1996 : Telecom Malaysia International Bangladesh got cellular mobile license.

• 1998 : Telecom Policy.

• 2000 : Global Telecom Service (GTS) Telex Exchange venture with British Teleco.

• 2001 : Telecommunication Act, to establish Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

• 2002 : ICT Policy.

• 2004 : Teletalk cellular mobile launched.

• 2005 : Egypt based Orascom acquired Sheba Telecom

• 2006 : NGN introduced in BTTB.

• 2008 : BTTB converted into Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) with 100% shares owned by Government.

• 2008 : Japanese NTT DoCoMo bought 30 percent stake in Aktel

• 2009 : Bharti Airtel acquired 70 percent stake in Warid Telecom

Contact Information of Mobile Phone Operators in Bangladesh

GPHOUSE Bashundhara, Baridhara, Dhaka-1229. Tel: 9882990 Fax: 8819271, 9882970 Web: http://www.grameenphone.com


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