Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh

Welcome to the offcial website of the Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh 
In 1998 the FREE Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh was organized for the general purpose of improving business conditions of Internet Service Providers operating in Bangladesh by such activities as serving the common business interest of its Members by promoting higher business standards; disseminating technical, legal and other information to its members; operating as a trade association to benefit the community of Internet Service Providers in the Bangladesh and their customers; working for the enactment of laws and rules advancing the common business interests of its Members; and performing such other function as are customary among trade associations. 

A short history of the Bangladesh ISP Industry 
In the early nineties, Bangladesh had access to email via dialup to Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) of a few local providers. The combined Internet users of all the email-only service providers was not more then 500. Users were charged by the kilobyte, and mail was transferred from the BBS service providers to the rest of the world by International dialup using UUCP. 
In June 1996, the Government allowed VSAT's to be operated in the Private Sector, allbeit to be provided solely by the Government owned Telephone Operator, BTTB. Only a handful of ISPs were connected within the first year. However, more liberal Government policies followed in the subsequent years which led to a rapid expansion of this industry, eventually resulting in over 180 registered ISP's by 2005. ISPs are currently regulated by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission through the Bangladesh Telecommunications Act