In 2012, the BTRC issued licenses to six companies to connect to India via the International Terrestrial Cable (ITC). 1AACL is the first licensed ITC operator in Bangladesh. Since its birth, 1AACL has established enormous footprints in the ICT sector of the country. It is running parallel with the country’s drive towards digitalization and higher internet penetration.
IIGs in Bangladesh serve as a gateway for routing International incoming and outgoing Internet based data traffic additionally working as a national internet exchange (NIX) for exchanging national internet-based data traffic. BTRC has made a rule that all ISPs in Bangladesh shall be connected to global internet through these IIGs. In 2012 1AACL also awarded the IIG license by BTRC.
