Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The country's two top mobile operators said the move is hampering the expansion of the 4G network while hindering the internet usage of customers and in turn adversely affecting businesses, education as well as other social and economic development.

According to the BTRC, Grameenphone has about Tk 125.8 billion in dues found in audit while Robi, the second largest operator in terms of subscriber base, also has over Tk 8.67 billion in unpaid bills.

In a reprisal for the failure of the operators to pay up the "dues" despite reminders, it ordered the International Internet Gateway or IIG operators to limit Grameenphone's bandwidth capacity by 30 percent and Robi's 15 percent on July 4.

It was followed by the decision to...