3G license auction in Feb: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the much-awaited auction of “3G” or Third Generation license for cellular phone services would be held in February next year.

“I don’t know whether we’ll go for auction (3G) in January, but all the necessary measures for the mobile broadband services will be completed by this time and the auction may take place in the first half of February,” he said.

The finance minister was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the five-day IT exposition organised by Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).

The theme of the fair is “Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Education for development”.

The finance minister said various issues with the operators have been made some delay for holding 3G auction. “I think, we’ll be able to reach into a solution.”

He justified the use of ICT to a great extent in various sectors including in land digitization, administration and in police department.

Observing that the use of ICT could make a rapid change in the society, Muhith mentioned that the government has already taken initiative to set up a technology university.

Source: The Daily Star