Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator has reportedly fined mobile operators Grameenphone, Robi Axiata and Banglalink for breaching regulations on promotional SMSs, despite telcos saying the regulations are impractical and too restrictive.
According to the newspaper Daily Star, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly fined the telcos BDT500,000 each (almost US$4,200) for sending more than three promotional SMSs per day to their customers, which is a violation of a BTRC directive issued last year on data and related packages.
