Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reinstated the licences of two internet service provider companies – ABSCO and Sea Beach Online Limited.
On September 6, the regulator canceled the licences on the grounds that they didn’t renew their business permits, paying all dues, within the stipulated time
At a recent meeting, the regulatory body took the decision to restore the licences.
Over the last six months, the commission has canceled 63 licences of ISPs as they failed to renew their documents.
Earlier in June, BTRC canceled licences of 30 ISPs and in September 33 ISPs for the same reason.
Following the cancelation of ABSCO and Sea Beach’s licences, the two companies applied to BTRC for reconsidering their licence cancellation one month and a half later.
In its application, ABSCO apologised to the commission for not being able to pay the licence fee timely before 23 February, 2013.
“Because of decreasing market situation during 2012-14 period, we couldn’t pay the licence fee in due time. Even it was tough for us to pay the salaries of our employees and to bear our daily operational and administrative expenses,” read the application.
An official of BTRC told the Dhaka Tribune that as ABSCO and Sea Beach Online Limited cleared all their dues, the commission has decided to reinstate their licences for ensuring uninterrupted internet services for subscribers.
Internet Service Providers, also known as Internet Access Providers, are business organisations offering users access to the internet and related services.
The ISPs provide services such as internet access, internet transit, name registration and hosting, dial-up access and leased line access.
The main objective of ISPs is to send the internet services to the doorsteps of people and strengthen data communication.
