August 7, 2024
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5min
Sri Lanka stands on the cusp of a telecommunications revolution, heralded by recent progressive reforms spearheaded by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL). These reforms, facilitated by amendments to the Sri Telecommunications Act No.25 of 1991, mark a significant leap forward in elevating the country’s telecom landscape and aligning it with global standards. […]

January 4, 2024
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6min
Samsung Sri Lanka commends the recent initiative undertaken by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), a significant move toward ensuring the authenticity of mobile phones in the Sri Lankan market. The regulatory body’s commitment to mobile phone authentication aligns with Samsung’s dedication to providing its customers with quality products and ensuring a secure […]

March 30, 2023
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      To this day, it has been proven that buying a TRCSL smartphone is the best way to go when owning your smartphone. Approval must be obtained from the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to import/ bring any kind of mobile phone/device to Sri Lanka which is connected to the Cellular […]

January 19, 2022
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  Supporting Telecommunications Regulatory Commission’s (TRCSL) Gamata Sanniwedanaya initiative to create a digitally inclusive Sri Lanka, Airtel Lanka announced the completion of another tower in Welekumbura, Ratnapura. The newly commissioned 4G tower will for the first time enable true mobility, improved speeds, indoor coverage and latency. This will translate into an optimised, reliable 4G experience […]

December 20, 2021
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      Team ‘Futurecasters’ representing 10 university talents among the 18 young Sri Lankan university talents who recently took part at the Huawei Seeds for the Future became winners of the Tech4Good project in their class group among the student teams from Singapore, Brunei and Sri Lanka. The team is also shortlisted to join […]

December 13, 2021
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      SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT, Telecommunications and Mobile Services Provider has facilitated the installation of the first rural 4G tower in Kurunegala District under the ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ project which aims to empower Sri Lanka with 100% 4G LTE connectivity. Located in the Hiruwalpola, Kurunegala, this tower was inaugurated as part of the Telecommunications […]

July 6, 2021
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    Commissions first 4G Tower under the Gamata Sanniwedanaya Project in Panana Colombo, July 05, 2021 – Extending its support towards bridging the digital divide, SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT, Telecommunications and Mobile Services Provider, facilitated the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka’s (TRCSL) ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ Project by commissioning the first 4G tower in Panana, […]

April 7, 2021
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      April 5, 2021: Working in partnership with the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Airtel Lanka, added its support to ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ to eliminate coverage ‘dark spots’ island-wide. As the 1st phase of the initiative, Gamata Sanniwedanaya aims to facilitate construction of 37 new signal towers in the Ratnapura district. The […]

February 19, 2021
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Gamata Sanniwedanaya envisions provision of 100% 4G Broadband coverage across the nation As the National ICT and Telecommunications Service Provider, SLT-MOBITEL recorded yet another historic milestone by facilitating the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka’s (TRCSL) ‘Gamata Sanniwedanaya’ Project which aims to empower rural areas with supreme connectivity solutions. The ground-breaking ceremony of the project […]


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