Second submarine cable and internet price

The Internet is a wonderful discovery of people. Its contribution has changed the fate of mankind, enforced insight. Look at the present civilization to get the visual evidence of the word. Lots of our daily activities are directly or indirectly operated and operated by the Internet. But we have ensured the value of this material valuable in the local society or the state system, that is the point of reference.

Considering the country's development and Internet requirements, on 21 May 2006, the SIMI-4 line was established in Cox's Bazar with 200 GBPS bandwidth-powered country's first submarine cable. The speed of the first installed cable and the local demand was not in demand, so the neighboring state had to be displaced. After 11 years, Awami League government's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the second submarine cable of the 20-25 year-old country, built 10 acres of land at Quetta Maitabhanga, Amkholapara in Patuakhali district and through video conferencing from 10pm on 10th September this year. Which is 20 thousand miles long and connected to Southeast Asian Middle East Western Europe (SEA-ME-DV-5) international consortium submarine cable, located just 9 miles from Kuakata upazila. The international cable is connected to 17 countries and 18 landing points. The second submarine cable, built at a cost of Tk 660 crore, is about 1500 GBps bandwhether, and its contribution is 8 times higher than the previous internet speed. The new submarine cable has brought the Internet to revolution in the field of the revolution and unveiled the new door, but could not reflect the similar hope.

The number of internet users in Bangladesh is 6.77 million (approx), in which mobile number of mobile internet users is 631 million (approx), which is 94 percent of the total user. But in the proposed budget of 2016-17, mobile SIM usage will be increased from 5% to 3% on all types of services including voice calls, SMS and Internet, according to the new proposal, each service will be added to the service of the mobile phone SIM, 15% value added tax, 10 Percent surcharges and 5% supplementary duty This will cost Tk 121 75 paise to buy 100 taka taka taka internet or 17-18 fiscal year.

In more than one study, 50% of students, 12% computer professionals, 10% engineers, 8% physicians, 6% manager, 5% teachers, 4% businessmen, 3% lawyers and 2% government officials (approx.) As a result, experts see this rise as an additional value for the students. Since the IT sector is in the development phase in Bangladesh, now VAT should be withdrawn on the Internet, the tax has to be withdrawn altogether. The decision to impose an additional tax burden on the use of mobile internet every year is the result of wrong policy. This will hinder the fulfillment of the dreams of Digital Bangladesh.

It is to be noted that the government has reduced bandwidth prices for the 8th time in 2015. As a result of price reduction, Internet customers see the light of hope. They thought that reducing the price of bandwidth would reduce the cost of the internet at the customer level. 24 months of bandwidth reduction, but the price of the Internet at the customer level. Ministry of Telecommunication and Telecommunications and Regulatory Agency Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) did not take effective action even after giving different speeches. BSCCL's reasoning, we reduced bandwidth prices as wholesale. Now, the BTRC will ensure that the customers will get the benefit or not as a regulatory agency. Regarding counter-arguments, the regulatory body said that Shubhankar was stuck in BSKCL's price reduction. They have reduced prices by covering the conditions. The first condition is that those who buy at least 10 GB of bandwidth can get 1 Mbps bandwidth at 625. The second condition is that the new price will be applicable for Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. BTRC said none other than mobile operators can afford to buy such bandwidth. Apart from the three districts, there are many Internet subscribers. Basically, the impact of reducing the cost of bandwidth at customer level is not positive.

As one can see, this is the addition of the internet sector, but the national budget stands at Tk 6 lakh crore, almost two times. But the total amount of this 2.5 billion crores was taken by the foreign bayonas The government has reduced the price of bandwidth to Tk 625 for 78 thousand rupees, which is a breakthrough. But users of the mobile Internet are not getting any benefit. In this regard, the role of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is very frustrating. The BTRC's bid for voice calls needs to be implemented faster on the Internet.