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A cat and mouse game about removing debris from dangling cables has been held for 10 years due to a lack of coordination between service providers.
Operators of the National Telecommunications Transmission Network (NTTN) are supposed to provide Internet and cable television services through underground lines. But instead, it has been brought home by tying it to power poles for broadband internet, phone line, and dish line.
Almost all the roads in Dhaka are now lined with cables overhead. Accidents happen from time to time due to the tearing of these cables that are in a state of risk; Sometimes it also starts fires. Despite the court order to eliminate the Internet, telephone and cable television with high-power transmission lines, no utility company is complying.
The remnants of cables are being removed through a mobile court in the Dhaka South City Corporation area since August 5. However, his organization ISPAB claimed that broadband Internet service providers lost more than Tk 100 million in the operation.
After cutting it, they throw it back to make a connection. As a result, clients suffer for a few hours.
ISPAB President Aminul Hakim told bdnews24.com that according to the rules, his business is run on a connection or rental from NTTN. However, their local distribution point (LDP) could not get very close to the customer’s location, so they had to “pull” the connection.
With an example, he said: “Fiber in the home, a network transmission service provider on both sides of the highway from Gullan 1 to Gulshan 2, has four termination points (Local Distribution Points (LDP)). Yes had this point every now and then, I wouldn’t have had to keep pulling it. “
Imdadul Haque, the organization’s secretary general, said there are around 4.5 million broadband connections in Dhaka. More than half of these clients belong to Southern City Corporation. Once withdrawn, it is withdrawn again in the interest of the customer. As a result, it will not be possible to free up the capital from the hanging cable without a long-term plan.
Anwar Parvez, founding president of the Bangladesh Cable Operators Association (COAB), told bdnews24.com that the NTTN (National Telecommunication Transmission Network) had not yet built the infrastructure and were forced to install power poles.
“We have lost millions of rupees just by removing Dhaka South. But you have to put it back there.”
However, the NTTN asserts that the allegations by broadband service providers and cable operators that the facility has not been created are “incorrect” and that they are “not interested” in receiving the service.
Abbas Farooq, Head of Public Relations and Government Affairs for Fiber at Home, told bdnews24.com: “The allegations made by the ISPs are not true. Because the houses of Gulshan, Banani, Mohakhali DOHS, Motijheel, Karwan Bazar, Niketan ( FTTH) have been connected.
In addition, there are a large number of points adjacent to the main roads of the capital, so it is not necessary to pull them. If they had taken over the NTTN service from scratch, this problem wouldn’t have happened. “
Arif Al Islam, CEO of Summit Communications, NTTN, said the same.
“There are enough LDPs along the main road in Dhaka city. The problem is that many people are not taking this service. We are not going to take the connection to the house with the NTTN license condition, but we are going to take the connection to the house. But ISPs are not accepting that service. “
However, Arif said that the “sudden operation” would not solve the problem, adding that “a long-term plan should be taken to remove the debris, then a solution can be found.”
The mayor of Dhaka South City, Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh, has repeatedly said that he is adamant about his removal. Among them, operations are taking place in different areas, including Gulistan and Fulbaria Market from Bangabazar Traffic Signal to Nagar Bhaban.
Dhaka North City Corporation has also started a similar campaign since Thursday. However, Mayor Atiqul Islam has taken the initiative to avoid suffering for customers.
He told bdnews24.com: “I did not ask for their removal. Many people will suffer. So I called everyone and spoke to everyone. I want the process to be sustainable. I spoke to everyone.
“DNCC is installing conduits under the sidewalks where the sidewalks are being developed. Several cable operators will take it through this pipeline. For this we have to pay monthly or yearly money. We are also thinking about alternatives in areas where they cannot be offer conduits. But it has to go down. “
Mayor Atiq announced Thursday that the wire hanging from the road in the Dhaka North City Corporation area will be removed within the next year.
When asked if there was any discussion to resolve the issues in the south, ISPAB President Aminul Hakim said that South City Corporation had said that it would have to pay an annual fee of Rs 25 lakh per ISP to run its business, which is not possible for ISPs.
Although it is not possible to speak directly to the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, he has sent a written response to bdnews24.com’s question through the public relations officer.
He said that ISPs should only be connected with the approval of Dhaka South City Corporation through the corresponding application process. Under certain conditions, that approval will be given.
“Our goal is to make Dhaka a developed city. But unfortunate but true, this Dhaka city of our souls is full of wires in the sky. So to keep this city cable free, we are holding mobile courts and removing illegal cables every day. By December of this year, we would like to introduce a city without wires to the people of Dhaka. “
Many students and employees complain that they are suffering due to prolonged disconnection of the Internet connection in the place where dependence on the Internet has increased.
In response to a question about it, the mayor of the south said that the daily study of the students is being interrupted due to the removal of garbage.
“Mobile internet data packages are very cheap in Bangladesh now. There is now over 30GB of data available for Rs.500. “
As can be seen in many places, the connection is re-established within hours after the mobile court removed the hanging cable.
In response to a question, Mayor Tapas said: “I will just say that we are still eliminating the illegals, not fining them.” But if they restore these illegal connections after removal, we will definitely take stricter measures. “
Article 25 of the Television Network Operation Act establishes that no installation can be used for connection only without the written approval of the local office of a governmental, semi-governmental or autonomous body.
According to subsection 26 (2) of the law, violation of this rule carries a maximum prison sentence of two years and a maximum fine of one lakh of rupees. If the offense is repeated, a maximum of three years in prison and a fine of Rs 200,000 can be imposed.
Mayor Tapas said: “We don’t want to show a tough attitude. But if they continue to force us, we will have no choice but to be tougher. “
In 2009 it was decided to remove all cables and lower them to the ground to free the capital of garbage. After that, the energy department took the initiative to remove the pendant in 2010. At that time a meeting was held in the secretariat with all parties but no result was obtained.
In this regard, the Secretary of Energy, Sultan Ahmed, told bdnews24.com that various programs had been taken to eliminate hanging since the beginning of this year. That work has been somewhat hampered since the epidemic began.
The government had announced last December that it would begin removing illegal cables from all service providers hanging from power poles in Dhaka city.
Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) is also implementing a China-funded project worth Tk 20,500 crore to remove conventional poles in residential and commercial areas of Dhaka. DESCO, another energy trading company in Dhaka, was reported to also implement a similar program in phases.
DPDC Managing Director Bikash Dewan told bdnews24.com: “In some areas, our people have removed the hanging wire. We have frequent meetings with the service providers who have hung these wires from electric poles on how to bring these wires under. Work has been somewhat hampered by the recent epidemic situation, however another meeting will be held soon.
“A project is underway to bring the DPDC cables on the main road from Jahangir Gate to Bangabhaban underground. We are calling on other service providers, including ISP and Satellite Cable, to join the project.
Mofiz Uddin, an engineer for another distribution company, DESCO, said: “At the beginning of this year, five locations in Dhaka were aimed at eliminating illegal hangings. Mohakhali DOHS and Niketan are in the DESCO area. They took him out of these areas.
“It just came to our attention then. Because during the epidemic, many people went to provide Internet service in their homes and reinstalled it.”
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