স্বাধীনতা,-টেলিকম-ও-বিটিআরসি

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স্বাধীনতা, টেলিকম ও বিটিআরসি

Evolution of Telecommunication Sector since the Independence of Bangladesh
Year	Description
1971	Reconstructed as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Department under Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
1973	ITU Membership- Bangabandhu took membership of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1973 as part of his visionary plan to engage newly independent Bangladesh in the third industrial revolution which started in 1969.
1975	Betbunia Satellite Ground Center Launching - Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on June 14 of 1975 inaugurated the earth station to start the international Telecommunication & the improve the information technology sector of a newly-independent country.
1975	Reconstructed as Telegraph and Telephone Board.
1979	Reconstructed as Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) with right to issue license for telecom and wireless services.
1981	Digital Telex Exchange in Bangladesh- Entered into the Digital Era of Telecommunication.
1983	Automatic Digital ITX started in Dhaka.
1985	Coinbox Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB.-Start the access of telephone service to mass people
1989	GENTEX Telegraph messaging service introduced in Bangladesh.
1989	Bangladesh Rural Telecom Authority got license to operate exchanges in 200 upazilla. The liberalization of Bangladesh's telecommunications sector began with this small steps
1989	Sheba Telecom got license to operate exchange is 199 upazilla.
1989	Cellular mobile phone company Pacific Bangladesh Telephone Limited and Bangladesh Telecom got license.
1995	Card Telephone service introduced in Bangladesh by BTTB and TSS.
1995	Regulatory power of BTTB transferred to Ministry (MoPT).
1995	2^nd and 3^rd ITX installed in Dhaka.
1996	Govt. Awarded 3 GSM licenses to private sector to operate cellular mobile phone network to GP, AKTEL and Sheba Telecom (Banglalink) by Nov.-To destroy the Monopoly market of Mobile communication and to provide affordable mobile phone services under the leadership of prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
1998	National Telecom Policy formulated.
2000	Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) made open.
2001	Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001 enacted to establish Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
2002	BTRC formed and start his journey. In order to facilitate a quick and stable socio-economic development and to provide a dependable telecommunication services
2002	ICT Policy formulated. - To Achieve Accessible and Affordable Communications for All . Strengthen ICT Human Resources and Increase Human Resource Development Opportunities through ICT and to Improve Economic Growth and Sustainable Development through ICT
2002	BTTB joined SEA-ME-WE-4 Submarine Cable Consortium.- Bangladesh joined the rest of the Internet world with a data transfer capacity of 10 gigabytes per second.
2004	Teletalk cellular mobile launched.- To Intervene and regulation the mobile communication market.
2004	10 x Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) licenses awarded.
2004	Licensing Procedure regulation issued.
2004	Interconnection Regulation 2004 issued.
2005	Egypt-based Orascom acquired Sheba Telecom.
2006	NGN introduced in BTTB.
2006	SEA-ME-WE 4 Connectivity established.
2007	ILDTS Policy issued.
2007	Introduced Tariff Circuit (Lowest Tk. 0.25, Highest Tk. 2.00).
2007	Revision of Interconnection Charge (Lowered from Tk. 0.66 to 0.40).
2007	Issued 4 Nationwide PSTN license.
2008	BTTB converted into Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) with 100% shares owned by Government and The Submarine Cable Project transformed into Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL).
2008	Network Coverage in 3 hill track districts.
2008	2 x BWA Licenses was auctioned.
2008	3 x IGW, 2 x ICX, 1 x IIG Licenses issued in February by open auction.
2008	E-Filling for her own Satellite (Bangabandhu Satellite-1) at ITU.
2009	Internet Protocol Telephony Service Provider (IPTSP) Operators launched.
2009	Establish 6 Spectrum Monitoring Station at Dhaka, Rangpur, Bogra, Sylhet, Khulna and Chittagong.
2009	7 x International Terrestrial Cable (ITC) licenses issued.
2009	2 x NTTN Service provided license issued.
2009	12 x Vehicle Tracking Services license issued.
2009	National Broadband Policy by Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
2010	ILDTS Policy
2010	SMS based Premium Rate Services guideline by BTRC
2010	Video Conferencing Guideline by BTRC
2010	Bangladesh elected as Council Member of ITU for 2011-2014.
2010	National Broadband Policy’ 2010 formulated.
2010	Adopted project on Launching own Satellite.
2011	Telecom Infrastructure sharing guideline by BTRC
2012	License Fees of ISP, VSAT, Call Centre etc by BTRC
2012	3G mobile service introduced by state owned Teletalk in October.
2012	4 x 2G Mobile Phone Services Licenses renewed in Aug.
2012	VSP guideline by BTRC
2013	3G Spectrum Auction
2013	3G Mobile Services License awarded to 4 Operator in September.
2013	BPO/Call Centre guideline by BTRC
2013	Mobile Financial Service instructions by BTRC and Bangladesh Bank
2014	Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and Ministry of Information and Communication Technology are integrated to Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
2014	64 Districts covered with 3G
2016	MNP guideline by BTRC
2016	Robi and Airtel were merged
2017	SEA-ME-WE 5 Connectivity established.
2018	4G/LTE Spectrum Auction
2018	4G Mobile service is introduction
2018	Tower Sharing guideline by BTRC
2018	Bangabandhu Satallite-1 Launching
2018	TVAS guideline by BTRC
2018	Directives on Converting Existing spectrum (900/1800) into Technology Neutral Spectrum
2018	Directives on Commercial Toll Free Service
2019	Directives on Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh
2021	Spectrum Auction of 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz Bands