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Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has warned that it is going to conduct drives against overhead illegal Internet cables hanging from the electric poles.
BTRC in assistance with Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC), Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (DESCO), Internet service providers (ISPs) and Nationwide Telecommuni-cations Transmission Network (NTTN) will conduct drives against overhead Internet cables.
A BTRC notice issued on Friday says taking connection from the ISPs which have overhead cables is illegal.
"BTRC will conduct drives very soon against those who still have overhead illegal cables in electric poles," it says.
In 2009, BTRC awarded licences to two companies, Summit Communication and Fibre at Home, as NTTN operators to establish countrywide infrastructure for broadband connectivity.
The two NTTN operators are authorised to establish LDP to take internet to end-users through underground cables.
However, ISPs have been alleging that the two NTTN operators have failed to establish the underground cable connectivity across the capital.
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"ISPs cannot be punished for the failure of NTTN operators," an office executive of ISPs said.
There are over 60,000 kilometres of optic fibre cables connected through 92 ISP members mostly in Dhaka.
Summit Communications Ltd has recently signed agreements with 12 ISPs to provide them with access to its underground fibre optics network in Dhaka city.
The move was taken to ensure unlimited capacity in bandwidth and security of connectivity, and help entangled Dhaka city get rid of a large mess of overhead utility wires.
The 12 ISPs are Agni Systems Ltd, Grameen Cybernet Ltd, Link3 Technologies Ltd, Optimax Communications Ltd, CITech CyberNet Ltd, Aamra Network Ltd, Prisma Digital Network Ltd, Access Telecom (BD) Ltd, Information Services Network Ltd, Always On Network Bangladesh Ltd, ConnectBD Ltd and Dhakacom Ltd.
Earlier, the telecom regulator decided to take overhead cables underground to free Dhaka from a tangle of cables from sight.
Under the move, all overhead wires that are used to provide Internet and cable television services will be transferred to an underground transmission system.
In Dhaka, more than 1.0 million Internet users are connected through overhead cables.
According to BTRC, almost half of the ISPs in Dhaka still have overhead cables.
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Source: The Financial Express