Dhaka, May 26 -- Speakers on Sunday said policy loopholes and licensing violations under the current ILDTS framework are causing significant revenue losses for Bangladesh, which stakeholders estimate amounts to over a couple of million dollars in a month.

Over 30 million international application-to-person (A2P) SMS messages bypass the International Long Distance Telecommunication Services (ILDTS) system each month.

Stakeholders from the International Gateway (IGW) sector estimate that this results in over USD 2.4 million in lost revenue monthly.

In addition, they said direct SMS services offered by mobile network operators are reportedly costing the government another USD 3 million annually.

These were revealed during a workshop and ...