Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has revoked its earlier decision to suspend the ban on importing, producing, and marketing single-band Wi-Fi routers, effectively reinstating the restriction.

A single-band router is a Wi-Fi router that operates only on one frequency band, usually the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) band.

In a circular issued by its Spectrum Division, the regulator cancelled the three-month suspension announced in May, which had postponed the enforcement of the ban until August 4.

The original directive, issued in November 2024, stipulates that all ISM band Wi-Fi routers sold in Bangladesh support both the 2.4-2.483 GHz and 5.725-5.850 GHz frequency bands.

The latest circular, signed ...