The four mobile telephone companies GrameenPhone, Banglalink, CityCell and AKTEL, yesterday, requested the government to withdraw the newly imposed tax on SIM card. Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman turned down the request of private cell phone operators.
Top executives of all four private cell phone companies met with the minister and urged him to reconsider the issue The finance minister suggested that the private cell phone companies reduce their high call tariff. Zahurul Alam has more on the story.