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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okr-10986-114382021-06-14T11:02:23Z Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh Lawson, Cina Meyenn, Natalie 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABILITY RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS NETWORK ACCESS FINANCING PROGRAMS BILLING TELEPHONE NETWORKS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GRAMEEN BANK 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 use of the Grameen brand name, facilities, and in-kind support; the large number of Bangladeshis working abroad and wanting to call home; and the country's very high population density. But the initiative has also been held back by problems interconnecting with the network of the incumbent utility and a regulatory framework that has not yet developed the strength and independence to create fair rules of the game for all operators. 2012-08-13T15:04:17Z 2012-08-13T15:04:17Z 2000-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/729343/bringing-cellular-phone-service-rural-areas-grameen-telecom-village-pay-phones-bangladesh Viewpoint. -- Note no. 205 (March 2000) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11438 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research South Asia Bangladesh |
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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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABILITY RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS NETWORK ACCESS FINANCING PROGRAMS BILLING TELEPHONE NETWORKS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GRAMEEN BANK |
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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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABILITY RURAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS NETWORK ACCESS FINANCING PROGRAMS BILLING TELEPHONE NETWORKS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GRAMEEN BANK Lawson, Cina Meyenn, Natalie Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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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 use of the Grameen brand
name, facilities, and in-kind support; the large number of
Bangladeshis working abroad and wanting to call home; and
the country's very high population density. But the
initiative has also been held back by problems
interconnecting with the network of the incumbent utility
and a regulatory framework that has not yet developed the
strength and independence to create fair rules of the game
for all operators. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Lawson, Cina Meyenn, Natalie |
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Lawson, Cina Meyenn, Natalie |
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Lawson, Cina |
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Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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Bringing Cellular Phone Service to Rural Areas : Grameen Telecom and Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh |
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bringing cellular phone service to rural areas : grameen telecom and village pay phones in bangladesh |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/729343/bringing-cellular-phone-service-rural-areas-grameen-telecom-village-pay-phones-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11438 |
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