After having arranged a number of mock auctions, the telecom regulator is not satisfied with the performance of the software that will be used in the 3G auction in a few days.
Local firm Amass has developed the software that Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) purchased for using in the 3G auction.
“We are not happy with the software. We still have to do many things manually. We have arranged two more mock auctions at the auction venue for Saturday [today],” said a high-ranked BTRC official involved with the process.
BTRC staff and its Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose spent a busy time on Friday trying to get a grip on the auction process.
On Tuesday, BTRC arranged a learning session on how the software worked. But all the participants reportedly were frustrated after using it.
The 3G spectrum auction will be held on September 8 in city hotel with four mobile operators.
Requesting anonymity, a BTRC official, said: “I think no software is needed because only four players will contest in the auction.”
He suggested that it could be held like regular auctions where bidders raise their hands to put forward a deal.
