The move comes after two nationwide ISPs -- Race Online Limited and ICC Communication Limited -- sought regulatory approval

Reform plan would reduce ISP tiers, formalise informal operators and improve internet speeds

The introduction of new taxation provisions by the BTRC to different licensing layers could increase costs for broadband service providers

The digital divide continues to exist in Bangladesh underscoring disparities in internet access between rural and urban areas, while gender digital divide also worsened.

Summit Communications and Fiber@Home will do the job

At least three times the typical high-end broadband speed, TV service, video-on-demand, and internet telephony through a single cable from this Pahela Baishakh is what a local company is promising Dhaka dwellers.

When developed countries, particularly European countries, are still using DSL despite the presence of fibre optic and cable technology, there is no reason why the BTCL should not capture the market first with its currently available infrastructure with only some up-gradation work.