Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission collected Tk2.78 crore as fines from three mobile phone operators of the country over the allegations of operating illegal VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol).
A total of Tk2,78,25,000 fines have been collected from Robi, Grameenphone and Banglalink, said BTRC in a press release on Thursday.
Robi paid Tk2.10 crore, Grameenphone Tk52.5 lakh, and Banglalink Tk15.75 lakh between July 12 to 14.
On April 10, the operators were asked to pay the fines after a hearing by the commission under sub-section 5 of section 65 of Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001, over the use of SIMs (subscriber identity modules) used in illegal VoIPs.