A group of 25 ECE students of BRAC University who are enrolled in the course Telecommunication and Switching System (ECE 330), under the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, visited the head office of BTCL (Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd. Moghabazar Telephone Bhaban) on 23rd June, 2010. The team was led by Supriyo Shafkat Ahmed and Md. Shamsul Kaonain, Lecturers of the School of Engineering and Computer Science. The whole team was guided by the officials from BTCL throughout the visit.

The students were exposed to the different types of telephone exchanges BTCL has; mainly the local exchange and the international exchange. Moreover the students got some practical experience about real world problems. The students had a lot of interaction with the BTCL officials and in return they earned a lot of experience about how the telephone calls are actually being made from one phone to the other. The field trip was organized for the sole purpose of relating the subject's theoretical knowledge with the practical knowledge. The students who participated in the tour will have to do a follow up presentations in order to the exchange their ideas and experience.