The government has approved the Telecommunication Network and Licencing Policy, 2025 to provide affordable quality services by reducing centralised control and limiting middlemen’s influence in the telecom sector. “This will ensure services to customers at affordable prices without reducing government revenue.”“BTRC issues 26 types of licences. A total of 2,999 organisations collect these licences and provide different kinds of services. “To avoid excessive chaos, the licencing system has been reduced to only three levels, eliminating the layers of intermediaries. Another licence has been arranged for satellite-based telecommunication services.
