Page 65 of 82 message or anything else, nor shall he obtain any information relating to the sender or addressee or content of the message, unless he is authorized in this behalf by the Commission or by the sender or addressee of such message. (2) A person commits an offence if he contravenes sub-section (1) and for such offence he shall be liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 (five) years or to a fine not exceeding 5 (five) lac taka or to both. 69. Penalty for sending obscene, indecent message etc.- If(a) a person offers to another person engaged in the operation of a telecommunication apparatus or radio apparatus to send an obscene, threatening or grossly insulting message , or (b) the person secondly mentioned, pursuant to such offer, knowingly or intentionally sends that message, then, in case of clause (a), the person offering to send, and in case of clause (b), both the person offering to send and the person sending, the message commits an offence, and for such offence the person so offering to send or, as the case may be, the person sending the message shall be liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 (six) months or to a fine not exceeding 50 (fifty) thousand taka or to both. 70. Penalty for causing annoyance by telephone cal ls.- (1) A person commits an offence if he, without a reasonable excuse, repeatedly makes telephone calls to another person in such a manner that the calls cause annoyance or inconvenience to that other person, and for such offence the firstly mentioned person shall be liable to be sentenced to a fine not exceeding 25 (twenty five) thousand taka and, in default of payment of fine, to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 (three) months. (2) It shall be lawful for the operator, upon a complaint and authorization in this behalf from the person to whom such calls are made or from another person on behalf of the firstly mentioned person, to trace the source of, to intercept, monitor or record the calls or to take steps to prevent the calls. 71. Penalty for eavesdropping telephone conversation.- A person commits an offence, if he intentionally listens to a telephone conversation between two other persons, and for such offence, he shall be liable to be sentenced to imprisonment for a BTRC-TelecomLaw2001.doc 65 - 65 -