Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined the largest mobile phone operator Gameen Phone LTD $36 million. 

BTRC in a statement on Thursday said that they were fined because the mobile phone company provided E1 connectivity to third parties enabling the use of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP).

The company was fined once earlier in  2007 for similar offence.

Zahurul Alam has the details.