The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has banned the sale of Robi's e-SIM within one week of launching the service.
"The division concerned found that Robi launched the service without taking the commission's approval. Therefore, we asked them to stop selling the e-SIM services," BTRC Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder told The Business Standard on Wednesday.
Mobile operators are obliged to take the telecom regulator's approval before launching any services, said sources at the BTRC.
On 22 February, Robi Axiata Limited announced the start of an e-SIM sale, following two other private telecom operators – Grameenphone and Banglalink.
Launching the service, the company said customers will enjoy the best Internet experience in the country with the 4.5G Robi e-SIM.
"We are yet to receive any letter regarding our e-sim service from BTRC. Hence, we are unable to make any comment on the issue," Robi said in a statement.
Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/telecom/btrc-bans-robis-e-sim-sale-592834