Cell-phone company decries planned Bangladesh fees

The head of Bangladesh's leading mobile phone company says the burgeoning industry's growth could be jeopardized if the government moves ahead with a proposed license renewal charge.
The country is due to renew its 15-year second-generation licenses for the country's four mobile operators later this year.
Tore Johnsen said in an interview Thursday the company will have to pay more than the other three companies for the same frequencies used to provide services. He says his company would get punished for being the biggest in terms of market share and revenues.

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Johnsen calls the proposal "unfair" and "illegal". The government says it is looking into the objections.
The sector is booming in Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people.

Source: The Age