Robi-Airtel merger proposal sent for PM's consent

Robi-Airtel

The merger proposal of Robi-Airtel has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for final approval incorporating merger fees of Taka 100 crore.

Posts and Telecommunications Division (PDT) today forwarded a summary of the merger proposal to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her consent, as she is also the minister of ministry of posts, telecommunications and information technology, an official of PDT told BSS on Sunday.

Apart from the merger fees, he said, the PDT has also fixed up Taka 33.8 crore for per Megahertz of 2G spectrum.

Earlier, on July 13, an inter-ministerial meeting, chaired by finance minister A M A Muhith, finalized the merger fees and spectrum prices. Read More Bbarta24.net