Page 27 of 82 (d) to carry out the responsibilities assigned and the directions issued by the Government under suction 34; (e) to discharge the international responsibilities of the Government in the field of telecommunication in accordance with the direction of the Government or to ensure the discharge of such responsibilities through operators ; (f) to assist the concerned Ministries in matters of the International Telecommunication Union and other international and regional organizations relating to the standards and procedure to be followed in telecommunication ; to collect the notices of the International Telecommunication Union and information on all relevant matters and to inform the relevant organizations of Bangladesh of those matters ; (g) unless the Government otherwise directs, to represent the Government in international conferences on telecommunication matters and in meetings with foreign organizations ; (h) to collect information relating to international and regional conferences on telecommunication and to deliver such information to the concerned Ministries or organizations; and to advise those Ministries and organizations including broadcasting organizations in sending competent delegates for participating in those conferences; and to play proper role with regard to selection of delegates and their duties ; (i) to advise the Government or regional organizations in arranging conferences on international, regional and sub-regional basis as considered necessary; (j) to set the technical standards and criteria of telecommunication services, to monitor the standards of telecommunication services provided by operators and to ensure that such services conform to the standards set by the commission; (k) to make arrangements for monitoring the standards set by the Commission and their compliance; BTRC-TelecomLaw2001.doc 27 - 27 -

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