Industry
Telecom, Media & IT
Licensing, infrastructure sharing, content and technology contracting across Bangladesh's digital economy.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission licenses operators, tower companies, ISPs and gateway providers, with licence conditions and revenue sharing shaping commercial arrangements as much as contract terms do.
We advise operators, infrastructure companies, content businesses and technology vendors on licensing, network and tower arrangements, content and distribution, and data and cybersecurity obligations.
What we do in this sector
- Telecoms licensing and regulatory compliance
- Tower, infrastructure sharing and network agreements
- Technology, software and cloud contracting
- Content licensing, broadcast and distribution
- Data protection, privacy and cybercrime
- IP protection for software and platforms
Selected experience
- Acted on a US$30m syndicated financing for Grameenphone.
- Advised on a US$75m structured financing for a telecom operator.
Mandates in this sector
General Electric · Local counsel
Power and energy projects in Bangladesh, including a sublease matter
The World Bank · Lead local counsel
Financial Sector Reform Programme — redesign of the banking regulatory framework, and drafting of the Bankruptcy Act 1997
ONGC, OIL, POSCO and Daewoo · Local counsel
Offshore production sharing contracts
Samsung · Local counsel
Dhaka Airport Third Terminal; contractor arrangements on the Jamuna and Padma bridges
Thaicom · Counsel
Mediation of a satellite claim during UNCITRAL arbitration
El Paso · Counsel
Successful corporate tax exemption