GRAMEENPHONE
Grameenphone is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh with more than 31 million subscribers as of February 2011. Grameenphone is a joint venture enterprise between Telenor (55.8%), the largest telecommunications service provider in Norway with mobile phone operations in 12 other countries, and Grameen Telecom Corporation (34.2% ), a non-profit sister concern of the internationally acclaimed micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank. The other 10% shares belong to general retail and institutional investors. Grameenphone has so far invested more than BDT 15,900 crore to build the network infrastructure. Grameenphone is one of the largest taxpayers in the country having contributed more than BDT 18,500 crore in direct and indirect taxes to the Government Exchequer over the years. There are now more than 600 GP Service Desks across the country covering nearly all upazilas of all districts and 82 Grameenphone Centers in all the divisional cities. Grameenphone has more than 5000 full and temporary employees. 300,000 people are directly dependent on Grameenphone for their livelihood, working for the Grameenphone dealers, retailers, scratch card outlets, suppliers, vendors, contractors and others. Grameenphone has always been a pioneer in introducing new products and services in the local market. GP was the first company to introduce GSM technology in Bangladesh when it launched its services in March 1997. Grameenphone was also the first operator to introduce the pre-paid service in September 1999. It established the first 24-hour Call Center, introduced value-added services such as VMS, SMS, fax and data transmission services, international roaming service, WAP, SMS-based push-pull services, EDGE, personal ring back tone and many other products and services..
The entire Grameenphone network is also EDGE/GPRS enabled, allowing access to high-speed Internet and data services from anywhere within the coverage area. There are currently nearly 2.6 million EDGE/GPRS users in the Grameenphone network
A connection exists between every person regardless of the distance that separates. And each person is designed to seek out those connections, to stay in touch. Grameen phone serves as that correlating string that connects thousands of people across the country, across the world. It makes the daunting physicality of distance and time trivial. And thus it brings people together, holding their dreams and hopes, joys and sorrows, helping them stay close.
Our Mission:
Leading the industry and exceed customer expectations by providing the best wireless services, making life and business easier
Our Vision:
We exist to help our customers get the full benefit of communications services in their daily lives. We want to make it easy for customers to get what they want, when they want it. We're here to help
Our Goal:
Connect all, eliminating all differences, is the power of Grameen phone - the power to create magic for every common man, the magic of love, the magic of closeness
Our Values:
Make It Easy Keep Promises Be Inspiring Be Respectful
Our Brand Promise:
Stay Close