Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Presentation
on
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
(BTCL)
www.btcl.gov.bd
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07 July 2014
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
1853
Telegraph Branch/ PoT Dept,
British India
Regulated afterward by
Telegraph Act, 1885
1947
Pakistan Post & Telegraph
Department
Regulated afterward by
Telegraph Act, 1885
1962
Pakistan Telegraph & Telephone
Department
Regulated by Telegraph Act,
1885 & Wireless Act, 1933
1971
Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone
Department
Created by executive order
under MoPT
1975
Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone
Board
Corporate Body created by T & T
Board Ordinance,1975
1979
Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone
Board
Govt. Board created under
MOPT by Ordinance, 1979
2008
Bangladesh Telecommunications
Company Ltd.
PLC - 100% share owned by
Govt. created by BTTB
(Amendment) Ordinance 2008
and Act 2009
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History of the Organization
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Vision
To make BTCL a dynamic organization and lead the county’s
Telecommunication sector through proliferation of Telecommunication
Infrastructure
Mission
BTCL aims to serve the nation with the latest telecom services at a
cheaper cost without compromising the quality. To serve its customers
with enhanced values by adopting Improve quality of customer Services
Fulfill demand for telephone and develop proper infrastructure
Increase Institutional Efficiency
Fundamental change in network planning
Adopt Modern Marketing Principles and practices
Augment revenue management
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Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Management
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited, 2008
Organogram of BTCL
Board of
Directors
Member
(Finance)
Managing Director
Member
(P & D)
Member
(Admin)
Member
(M&O)
G.M.(S/S)
Director
(Inspection)
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Company
Secretary
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Organogram of a Typical Region – (BTTB Structure)
General Manager
Director
Divisional Engineer
Assistant General
Manager
SDE/ ADE/ AE
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SAE
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
BTCL Board of Directors
Secretary, Posts and Telecommunications Division, MoPTIT
Director
Addl. Secretary, Posts and Telecommunications Division
Director
Addl. Secretary, Finance Division
Director
Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Information
Director
Representative from Bangladesh Army
Director
Representative from BUET
Director
President, FBCCI
Director
President, ICAB
Director
Managing Director, BTCL
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Chairman
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Manpower (BTTB Structure)
(as on 30 June 2014)
Category
Approved
Working
Class 1
1,023
653
Class 2
609
66
Class 3
13,978
6,057
Class 4
3,456
549
Total
19,066
7,325
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Other than the regular manpower shown above, a large number of work-charged
and casual laborers have been working with BTCL.
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Telecom Service Licenses Issued in favor of BTCL
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
International Gateway (IGW)
Interconnection Exchange (ICX)
International Internet Gateway (IIG)
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Telecom Service Licenses intended to acquire
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
International Terrestrial Cable (ITC)
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Nationwide Telecom Transmission Network (NTTN)
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Service Type
Services
Voice
a) PoTs (Plain Old Telephone System) – On net/ Off net Voice Calls,
International Calls, FAX, Different Supplementary Services (e.g. Call Forwarding,
Hot Line, Do Not Disturb, Alarm etc.), PABX, Centrex
b) Interconnection Exchange Service
c) International Gateway Service
Data Communication
a) Digital Data Node (DDN)
b) Optical Fiber Based MPLS
Internet
a) Dial-up Internet
b) ADSL
c) Leased Internet through Optical Fiber
d)
International Internet Gateway Service
Transmission
a) Optical Fiber/ Microwave Based Nationwide Backhaul Transmission
b) Copper/ Optical Fiber based Local loop
c) GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network)- Voice, Video & 20 Mbps data over
optical
Infrastructure
a)
b)
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d)
e)
Internet/ Data
Related Services
a) Web Hosting
b) DNS Parking
c) .bd Domain Name Registration
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Co-Location
Space
Power
Tower Space
Dark Fiber/ Fiber duct
Microwave Transmission Network of BTCL
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Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
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Optical Fiber Network of BTCL
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Salient Tariffs (Excluding VAT)
Voice
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Telephone new connection (Dhaka Met/Ctg Met/Other): 2000/1000/600 Tk
Telephone Lin-erent (Dhaka-Ctg-Khulna/Zilla/Other) : 160/120/80 Tk/month
BTCL-BTCL (country-wide) 08AM-08PM
: 0.30 Tk/min
BTCL-BTCL (country-wide) 08PM-08AM
: 0.10 Tk/min
BTCL-cellphone/other operator (country-wide)
: 0.80 Tk/min
Internet
Dial-up Internet (Click2Net) (56 Kbps max)
: 0.10 Tk/min
Dial-up Internet unlimited package (56 Kbps max) : 250 Tk/Month
ADSL Internet(0.256/0.512/1/1.5 Mbps)
: 450/750/1150/1600 Tk/m
Bandwidth (Submarine Cable based)
: 2800 Tk/Mbps/Month
.bd country level domain
: 1500 Tk for 2 years, renewal 800 Tk/yr
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Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Subscribers
Capacity
Connection
Telephone (PSTN)
14.95 Lac
8.66 Lac
ADSL
47 Thousand
15 Thousand
Capacity
Digital Exchange
a) Total – 768 (including RSU)
b) Upazilla Level – 481
c) Growth Centre – 87
Satellite Earth Station
a) Betbunia
b) Mohakhali x 2
ITX Switch
3
ICX Switches and PoPs
Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Bogra,
Khulna
Optical Fiber
5000+ Km
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Item
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June
2014
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Project Name
Period
Cost (Lac BDT)
Service
Telecommunication
Network
Development Project
(TNDP)
1 Jul 2009-30 Jun
2015
622,86.25
NGN Service, Optical
Fiber Transmission
Network, Fiber to the
Home/ Building
Optical Fibre Cable
Network
Development in 1000
UPs (1006 Union
Parishad)
1 Jan 2012-06 Jun
2016
718,07.09
Optical Fiber
Transmission
Network
Optical Fiber Cable
Network
Development at
Upazila level (290
Upailla)
Jul 2013- Jun 2016
499,28.14
Optical Fiber
Transmission
Network
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Ongoing Projects (ADP)
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Project Name
Period
Cost (Lac BDT)
Service
Installation of
Wireless Broadband
network for Digital
Bangladesh (4G,
LTE)
May 2014-Jun
2017
749,31.60
NGN Service, Optical
Fiber Transmission
Network, Fiber to the
Home/ Building
Installation of NGN
(IMS) based
Telecommunication
Network for Digital
Bangladesh (NTN)
1 Mar 2014-30 Jun
2017
2126,90.98
NGN (IMS) Platforms,
OFC Network-3500 km,
Data Center, Broadband
–FTTX,
ADSL (100,000
subscriber), Video on
Demand, IP TV, Video
conference.
Optical Fibre Cable
Network
development in 1000
Union Parishad of
(remote) area (DPP
yet to be approved)
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1080,31.16
Optical Fiber
Transmission Network
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Projects (ADP) Contd.
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Project Name
Period
Cost (Lac
BDT)
Service
Replacement of old Digital
Telephone System of Dhaka
city (171 KL)
1 Sep 2009-30 Sep
2014
248,06.00
NGN based
Switching & MGW,
MGC, Access
gateway
Telecom-ICT Institute,
Gazipur
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Telecom Tower Building at
CTS Compound of BTCL at
Tejgaon, Dhaka
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368,00.00
13,31,125 sq. ft.
Floor Area
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Projects (BTCL)
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
2012-13 (Million Tk)
2011-12 ( Million Tk)
2010-11 (Million Tk)
11,458. 43
19,884. 65
15,157.87
8,342.88
10,145.24
7,694.26
Administrative expenses
3,191.24
3,102.35
3,184.75
Repairs and maintenance
479.54
484.85
439.4
5,473.73
5,375.67
5,333.93
17,487.39
19,108.12
16,652.34
(6,028.96)
776.53
(1,494.47)
2,036.68
1,977.03
1,246.47
(3,992.27)
2,753.56
(248.00)
(7.39)
(4.45)
(16.11)
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
4,119.06
(2,811.19)
(2,997.65)
Net profit/(loss) before tax
119.39
(62.08)
(3,261.77)
Less: Provision for income tax
(68.00)
(110.00)
(82.02)
Net profit/(loss) after tax
51.39
(172.08)
(3,343.79)
BTCL Income Statement
Revenue
Less: Cost of services
Depreciation
Operating (loss)/profit
Add: Non-operating income
Less: Bank charges
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Income Statement
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Strength
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Nationwide established Network and Infrastructure
Trained and Expert Manpower
Known Brand to mass people
Government Support
Weakness
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 De-Reregulation of the Telecom Market
 No recruitment after 2008
 Dissatisfaction among the employees
 Low payment structure compared to other telecom operators
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
Opportunities
 Formation of Department of Telecommunication (DoT) is under
process
 Fast growing Telecom and ICT sector
 Innovative and New projects with next generation Networks
Threats
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 Private Sector telecom operators
 The use of PoTs is reducing
 Rapid Change of Telecom Technology
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited
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