1-day, 3-day mobile internet packs come back

Telecom operators have been asked to launch one-day and three-day internet packages.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) made the directive after a meeting with Information and Communication Technology Division and Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on Sunday.

Mobile operators have already started launching 1-day and 3-day packs after receiving BTRC's instructions on Monday.

In September last year, the BTRC ordered mobile operators to reduce their number of data packages to 40 from 95 and set a minimum duration of 7 days for any data package.

Following the order, sales of data packages were negatively affected since approximately 70% of sold data packages were for three days or less.

The number of mobile internet users saw a negative growth for the next few months.