Due to the lack of careerneutrality in the licensing policy, the service providers of the country\'sinternet service are suffering step by step. For the past one and a halfmonths, they have been sitting at home in lockdown to ensure basic e-serviceslike office, education, medical and shopping to the customers by providinguninterrupted internet connection at the customer level, but now they are introuble. Broadband internet connection is the lifeblood of this lifeblood.

NationwideTelecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) is being used indirectly at thebandwidth supply stage without following due process even in case of emergency.IIG, ITC and NTTN licenses under the same person / institution are being usedas a weapon of market exploitation. The result is not just a monopoly business;Consumer rights are being violated. This is because it has been alleged thatthese companies are using their licenses as muscle power in the name ofcollecting debts. As well as raising questions about network neutrality,victims are also complaining about the regulatory body\'s invisible misuse oflicensing powers.

ISPAB Secretary General ImdadulHaque questioned, “There are six ITC institute in the country, allegingthat some are upsetting the market by exploiting the weakness of the policy.Does anyone exist without two ITCs?”

He said, “The one whohas the transmission is now King. Even if ten others are given IIG licenses,there will be no profit. For which we must give our hand in place of thispolicy. Only those who have a transmission license can do transmissionbusiness. He should not have the ability to have bulk bandwidth like IIG. Ifthere is, the market will not be stable.”

He suggested that ifthere was a complaint from a transmission service provider about the arrears,it should not be considered as a complaint and should lodge a complaint withthe ISPB or the BTRC. Without doing so, the disconnection in the ongoingemergency lockdown situation in the country is an obstacle to theimplementation of Digital Bangladesh, said the leader of the Internet serviceproviders.

Hajjaj Helal, seniorassistant director, BTRC\'s E&I division, said he had not received anycomplaints from ITCs seeking permission or regulatory permission to disconnectduring the ongoing lockdown. No one informed him about it.

In such a situation, ifanyone has disturbed the market balance by exploiting the policy constraints,the policy will be amended if necessary, said BTRC Chairman Md. Zahurul Haque.

Regarding having morelicenses from the same organization, he said, “There is a problem whensomething becomes too much or monopolizes. No one was there when this licensewas issued. Forced to pay. Now that there are more business opportunities, itwill be time to think about it. Not everything can be accepted before startingan organization. Once the man was not found. It happened 5-10 years ago. Thenno trader came. I don\'t understand.”

He further said that “inorder to take any action, permission must be sought from the regulatory body.(6: 22-6: 23) BTRC permission is required.”

But without informing theregulatory body and ignoring the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, somecompanies are desperately trying to disconnect the connection service even inthe Corona situation. They say that now that everything is closed, even thoughusage has increased, their income has decreased. Unable to collect the bill.Even though the banks are not pressuring them to collect the arrears, the morelicensed bandwidth merchants are not failing to disconnect the \'Pranavayu\'internet connection of Digital Bangladesh.