Telecommunications in Bangladesh

The number of public switched telephone network (PSTN) subscribers in Bangladesh as of February 2009 was 1.372 million.

[1] On 25 February 2008 the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission awarded licenses for two Interconnection Exchanges (ICX), three International Gateways (IGm), and one International Internet Gateway (IIG) to six firms through an open auction in February 2008.

Here is the list of all operators: On 18 August 2009, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission commenced awarding licenses for IPTSP.

The Bangladesh government imposes a high Internet tariff, stunting the sector's growth, claims Norwegian-owned Telenor.

[citation needed] Due to controversy, the Bangladesh government decided to reduce the tariff by 50%.

[14] A 2009 study by the Boston Consulting Group found that the number of Internet subscribers in Bangladesh is likely to reach 18.3 million by 2020, equivalent to a 32 percent household Internet penetration, which will result in a 2.6 percent contribution to the country's GDP while creating 129,000 more jobs, the research added.

[15] Though broadband Internet access is available, the cost of high-speed connection is higher than in other south Asian countries.

[16] The ISPs currently providing broadband services in Bangladesh are: There are six satellite Earth stations, including Talimabad, and Betbunia.

The two submarine cables provide the country with redundancy to support uninterrupted Internet and long-distance communications and also with a huge bandwidth.