HISTORY OF GRAMEENPHONE:

November 11, 1996: GrameenPhone was offered a cellular license in Bangladesh by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. March 26, 1997: GrameenPhone launches its on the Independence Day of Bangladesh. 1998 June: Launched mobile to mobile service (Without PSTN access). 1999 August: Launched first Prepaid Service in the country. 2003 August: Reached One million Subscribers.7 2003 October: Launched prepaid product with PSTN connectivity. 2004 August: Reached 2 million Subscribers 2005 April: Reached 3 million Subscribers, Launch of djuice, and a youth brand.

VISION OF GRAMEENPHONE:
To be leading provider of telecommunication services all over Bangladesh with satisfied customers and shareholders, and enthusiastic employees.

MISSION STATEMEN:
GrameenPhone Ltd. aims at providing reliable, widespread, convenient mobile and cost effective telephone services to the people in Bangladesh irrespective of where they live. Such services will also help Bangladesh keep pace with other countries including those in South Africa region and reducing her existing disparity in telecom services between urban and rural areas.

PURPOSE OF GRAMEENPHONE:
GrameenPhone has a dual purpose: To receive an economic return on its investments. To contribute to the economic development of Bangladesh where telecommunications can play a critical role.

THE STRATEGY:
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GrameenPhones basic strategy is coverage of both urban and rural areas. In contrast to the island strategy followed by some companies, which involves connecting 9 isolated islands of urban coverage through transmission links, Grameen Phone builds continuous coverage, cell after cell. While the intensity of coverage may vary from area to area depending on market conditions, the basic strategy of cell-to-cell coverage is applied throughout Grameen Phones network.

Grameenphone
Widely known as GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. With more than 37.7 million subscribers (as of April 2012), Grameenphone is the largest cellular operator in the country. It is a joint venture enterprise between Telenor and Grameen Telecom Corporation, a nonprofit sister concern of the internationally acclaimed microfinance organization and community development bank Grameen Bank. Telenor, the largest telecommunications company in Norway, owns 55.8% shares of Grameenphone, Grameen Telecom owns 34.2% and the remaining 10% is publicly held.

GRAMEENPHONES CHALLENGE:
The famous slogan of Grameen Phone is Connectivity is Productivity

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