Bangladesh seizes illegal VoIP equipment
Source: voipcentral.org
In a major breakthrough which could stop growth of illegal VoIP business in the country, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has seized the illegal VoIP equipment of Tk 5 crore of KDS Group, one of the leading MNCs in the country. It is the biggest capture of illegal VoIP equipment in recent months.
With this latest seizure, it is more or less apparent that illegal VoIP is a common phenomena in Bangladesh, which causes the state exchequer to loss nearly Tk 180 crore annually.
Just a few months ago, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), an anti-crime elite force in Bangladesh seized VoIP equipment from Aktels head office in Bangladesh. The equipments were STMs, softswitches and IP gateways.
Taking hard steps at illegal service providers, the BTRC in collaboration with Rab has been raiding some of the major spots in the country since September 26. They have raided 25 spots and identified four internet service providers who are operating the illegal VoIP business.
They have captured VoIP equipments of KDS at Bayezid Bostami area. However, no one was held in connection with the illegal VoIP business.
