Private submarine cables could cut internet prices by up to half, ISPAB says
বেসরকারি সাবমেরিন কেবলে ইন্টারনেটের দাম অর্ধেক পর্যন্ত কমতে পারে: আইএসপিএবি
Industry voices want private investment in cables and open access to landing stations.
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Internet prices could fall by 40 to 50 percent once private submarine cable connections arrive, ISPAB president Aminul Hakim said, The Daily Star reports. The Daily Star
reporting The Daily Star — Private submarine cable could halve internet prices read the original ↗ (thedailystar.net) - Stakeholders called for greater competition in the international bandwidth market, The Business Standard reports.
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Their recommendations: private investment in submarine cables, open access to landing stations and stable policies. The Business Standard
reporting The Business Standard — Stakeholders call for greater competition in Bangladesh’s international bandwidth market read the original ↗ (tbsnews.net)
Internet prices in Bangladesh could drop by 40 to 50 percent following the introduction of private submarine cable connections, The Daily Star reports, citing Aminul Hakim, president of the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB).
Stakeholders are also calling for greater competition in the country's international bandwidth market, The Business Standard reports. They recommend private investment in submarine cables, open access to landing stations and stable policies to make internet services more affordable.
বেসরকারি সাবমেরিন কেবল সংযোগ চালু হলে বাংলাদেশে ইন্টারনেটের দাম ৪০ থেকে ৫০ শতাংশ কমতে পারে বলে জানিয়েছেন ইন্টারনেট সার্ভিস প্রোভাইডারস অ্যাসোসিয়েশন অব বাংলাদেশের (আইএসপিএবি) সভাপতি আমিনুল হাকিম—খবর দ্য ডেইলি স্টারের।
দ্য বিজনেস স্ট্যান্ডার্ড জানিয়েছে, খাতসংশ্লিষ্টরা আন্তর্জাতিক ব্যান্ডউইথ বাজারে আরও প্রতিযোগিতা চান। ইন্টারনেট সেবা সাশ্রয়ী করতে তাঁরা সাবমেরিন কেবলে বেসরকারি বিনিয়োগ, ল্যান্ডিং স্টেশনে উন্মুক্ত প্রবেশাধিকার ও স্থিতিশীল নীতির সুপারিশ করেছেন।
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- Stakeholders call for greater competition in Bangladesh’s international bandwidth market — The Business Standard
- Private submarine cable could halve internet prices — The Daily Star
- Nirikh brief published
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