Illegal mobile handsets will have network: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to withdraw again from the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR). The resulting mobile handset is valid or invalid; Regardless of the country, the network connection of the SIM will not stop. Although this eases the worries of users, local manufacturers and legitimate importers of mobile handsets fear business loss.
Illegal Mobile handsets will have network
In July 2021, NEIR was launched on an experimental basis for the first time. In this system the user had to register his handset. This method has the advantage of turning the device on or off automatically. It said that once the NEIR system is fully operational, no local network operator's SIM will work on mobile handsets brought into the country illegally.
This will provide business security to importers of handsets in legal channels by paying various duties including VAT. There will be no illegal or 'grey' handsets in the market. Also mobile handsets can be easily identified if they are stolen or lost and used in the country.
New illegal handsets added to the network were supposed to be disconnected from October 1 that year. BTRC withdraws the customer from the NEIR program during the trial period.
After the 12th National Assembly elections, the new government's Minister of State for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak and BTRC became active with NEIR. In a discussion meeting at BTRC in January this year, Palak said that illegal handsets will be stopped within six months.
Illegal Mobile Handsets will have Network
In view of this, BTRC in a notification on January 18 again requested the customer to purchase the handset after verifying the validity. The commission said that it will take time till next July to fully implement the NEIR project. But now BTRC is withdrawing from that decision.
According to sources, no handset will be stopped from coming to mobile network in Bangladesh. The customer has nothing to worry about whether the handset is coming into the country legitimately or illegally. Last Tuesday, a high-level meeting of the government was held with the top officials of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications and BTRC.
Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajib Wazed Joy said that care should be taken to ensure that people do not suffer while using handsets or other technology products. Since BTRC maintains a database of active handsets in the country, there is no need to register devices separately for subscribers and users.
Besides, it is the duty of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to see whether duty or tax has been paid on the handset. As a result, NBR and, if necessary, law enforcement agencies can work on how the handset came into the country.
However, BTRC did not make any official comment regarding this meeting. Commission's Spectrum Division Commissioner Engineer Sheikh Riaz Ahmed said, the matter is not yet clear. Once the formal order is given, everything will be clear. State Minister Palak's statement could not be found despite many efforts.
Illegal Mobile Handsets will have Network
Zakaria Shahid, managing director of Edison Group, owner of domestic mobile handset brand Symphony and president of Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association of Bangladesh, said, "I do not understand why BTRC is going to do this.
If it does, both those who manufacture mobile handsets in the country and those who import them through legal means will suffer commercially. Because we cannot offer competitive prices in the market against those who are importing handsets illegally.
We now have to pay about 40 percent duty. As a result, we will lag behind in the market in the beginning. The matter is not only of business interest; Rather the entire industry. Such a decision will have a negative impact on the entire industry. Local producers will also be discouraged.
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