Ranks Telecom Ltd (RanksTel), a PSTN (public switched telephone network) operator, yesterday launched its land phone services in Dhaka.
A Rouf Chowdhury, chairman and chief executive officer of RanksTel, a concern of Rangs Group, announced the launch of the services at a press conference in the capital.
“The operator is hopeful about bringing the whole Dhaka city under its coverage within the next three months,” said Chowdhury.
RanksTel is very sincere to offer services to its subscribers at lower rates both for local and international calls, he added.
Starting its journey in April 2005, RanksTel has now around 0.1 million subscribers around the country. The PSTN operator expects to reach 0.3 million subscriber within 2008.
At the beginning only Sylhet and Chittagong were under RanksTel coverage, but now it is operating from more than 34 districts, the press conference was also told.
Anwar Hossain, corporate affairs director of RanksTel, Md Ashraf Uddin Ahmed, director (Finance), Abul Basher, head of Finance, and Ahmed Ferdous, head of corporate sales, among other senior officials, were present at the press meet.
RanksTel is offering five prepaid and postpaid packages styled ‘Katha’, ‘Agamee’, ’24-hour PCO (public call office)’, ‘Protishthaner Phone (organisation’s phone)’ and ‘Business Proceed’ for families, businesspeople and business houses.
Under the ‘Katha’ postpaid package, there will be five phones with two and three phone numbers.
The connection fee for two phones is Tk 6,500 and for three phones is Tk 9,500.
Under the package the subscribers will enjoy five friends and family (FnF) numbers and internet facility.
The connection fee for regular prepaid package ‘Agamee’ and postpaid package ‘Business Proceed’ is Tk 3,500 each.
The monthly fee for internet connection is Tk 500 for each connection of the two packages.
The connection fee for ’24-hour PCO’ is Tk 3500, while internet connection charge is Tk 500.
The ‘Protishthaner Phone (organisation’s phone)’ that aims at group talks has two packages.
