Grameenphone, the country's largest mobile phone operator, has been fined once again to the tune of Tk 250 crore for illegal VoIP activities.
GP chief of public relations Syed Yamin Bakht told bdnews24.com that the company had received notice of the fine and had already made a payment.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in a statement released Thursday said the Tk 250 crore financial penalty came as GP provided E1 connectivity to third parties enabling the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
BTRC launched a full investigation and confirmed the company's illegal VoIP connectivities after suspicions arose in January this year, the statement said.
In 2007, GP paid a fine of Tk 168.40 crore for similar offences.
BTRC said it trusts that telecommunication operators will refrain from facilitating illegal VoIP ventures, directly or indirectly.
"The operators are expected to cooperate with the government to prevent such activities in the future," the statement quoted BTRC chief Manzurul Alam.
The BTRC chairman added that no one will be spared if found involved in any capacity in the illegal call termination business.
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