Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- No phone purchased before December 16 next will be blocked, said Mahmud Hossain, Commissioner, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday.

"Measures are being taken to bring all existing handsets in the market under legal channels for the sake of public security and a full solution will come by December," he said while speaking as chief guest at a seminar organised by Telecom and Technology Reporter's Network, Bangladesh (TRNB), UNB reports.

"Network quality depends significantly on the quality of mobile handsets. After the NEIR rollout, the commitment given by traders to keep prices unchanged must be upheld," he said.

Stressing the need to eliminate misinformation and confusion, the BTRC ch...