BTRC fines 4 Bangladesh operators BDT86.8m over illegal VoIP SIM use

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) fined Bangladesh’s four mobile operators a combined BDT86.8 million (US$710,000) after identifying thousands of SIM cards allegedly used for illegal international call termination via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

TL;DR

• BTRC fined four Bangladesh mobile operators a combined BDT86.8 million.
• The regulator said thousands of SIM cards were allegedly used for illegal international call termination.
• The alleged activity involved Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which carries voice calls over internet networks.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said it fined the country’s four mobile operators after identifying thousands of SIM cards allegedly being used for illegal international call termination. The combined penalty was BDT86.8 million, equal to about US$710,000.

The case concerns Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a method of carrying voice calls over internet networks instead of traditional circuit-switched telephone networks. According to the report, the SIM cards were allegedly used to terminate international calls illegally inside Bangladesh.

The report states that all four mobile operators in Bangladesh were fined in connection with the alleged SIM misuse. The source excerpt does not name the operators individually or provide a breakdown of the BDT86.8 million penalty by operator.

Related questions

• How much did BTRC fine Bangladesh’s mobile operators over illegal VoIP SIM use?
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