Telcos must lease fibre optics from NTTN licensees

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Economic Reporter :
Telecommunication operators have to lease fibre optics from Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) licence holders for their transmission
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) awarded licence to Fiber@Home and Summit Communication Ltd for providing NTTN services in the country in 2009.
It issued a directive recently in this connection.
The directive, which was signed by Sharmin Sultana, senior assistant director of Engineering and Operation Divisions (BTRC), will be effective from the date of its issuance.
According to BTRC directive, if any operator intends to introduce additional transmission link on the same route must lease fibre optics from the designated NTTN operators.
If NTTN operators fail to provide them transmission network facility fulfilling their requirements the process shall be followed by infrastructure guideline.
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