Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh

Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh

Grameen Telecom has provided telephone access to nearly 3 million poor villages beyond the reach of the main phone network. The pay phone initiative has benefited from a number of factors: the level of demand for communications in rural areas; the...

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Main Authors: Lawson, Cina, Meyenn, Natalie
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS CHARGES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CALLS
CAP
CHARGING
CIRCUITS
CITIES
COMMUNITIES
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION FEES
DEBT
INNOVATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CALLS
LINES
LOCAL CALLS
NETWORKS
PHONES
PRIVATE SECTOR
RADIO
REVENUE SHARING
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SETTLEMENT
SUBSCRIBERS
TAX
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE ACCESS
TELEPHONE HANDSETS
VILLAGES
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS CELLULAR TELEPHONE
AFFORDABILITY
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
NETWORK ACCESS
FINANCING PROGRAMS
BILLING
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
GRAMEEN BANK
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11438

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