WorldTel set to launch fixed phones in Dhaka next month
WorldTel Bangladesh Limited is all set to launch fixed phone operations in Dhaka metropolitan area next month, says a press release. WorldTel, which has a license to build, own and operate PSTN telephone network in Dhaka, will initially launch 1,00,000 connections. In the second phase, the company will provide another two lakh connections. WorldTel will use wireless local loop (WLL) service in fixed line operations. WorldTel had signed hardware procurement deal with Chinese company ZTE. "We have completed the construction of our network covering Dhaka. The WorldTel connections will be wireless," Nayeem M Chowdhury, sponsor director and chief executive of WorldTel, said. The tariffs will be competitive, the release added. WorldTel Bangladesh Limited is owned by World Communications Investment Inc and WorldTel Bangladesh Holding Ltd. World Communications Investment Inc has 99.43 percent stake in WorldTel Bangladesh Limited. The rest 0.47 percent is held by WorldTel Bangladesh Holding.
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