The government has earned Tk855 crore as revenue from the six mobile phone operators during 2016-17 fiscal year. State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Begum Tarana Halim made the disclosure while replying to a query from treasury bench lawmaker Sukumar Ranjan Gosh in the parliament on Tuesday, reports BSS. Of the total revenues, Grameenphone has paid Tk430.99 crore while Robi Tk221.70 crore, Banglalink Tk161.36 crore, Airtel Tk14.86 crore, Citycell Tk11.04 crore and the government-run Teletalk provided Tk15.06 crore.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 20, 2017 07:41 UTC