Grameen Telecom is a not for profit company of Bangladesh. It was established at the initiative of Professor Muhammad Yunus. Grameen Telecom is dedicated towards extending the benefits of the information technology amongst the rural people of Bangladesh. Currently Grameen Telecom provides mobile phones among the villagers of the country. Grameen Telecom looks to provide telecommunication services to the 100 million villagers living in 68,000 villages across the country. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Look up company in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Yunus autobiography cover featuring him. ... Information technology (IT)[1] is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ...

Grameen Telecom owns a 38% share of GrameenPhone Ltd, the largest mobile service provider in Bangladesh. Grameen Phone is a GSM-based mobile phone company in Bangladesh. ...

Programs

Grameen Telecom has different programs to include rural people into the world of information technology. The Village Phone (Bengali: Polli Fon) program is the largest among them. Information technology (IT)[1] is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ...

Village Phone

Village Phone is a unique idea that provides modern telecommunication services to underprivileged people in Bangladesh. To become a subscriber of a Village Phone, one must first become a member of Grameen Bank. Modern can simply mean something that is up-to-date, trendy, new, or from the present time. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Subscriber: In a public switched telecommunications network such as the common telephone system, the ultimate user, customer, of a communications service. ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ...

These mobile phones have very cheap billing rates and are also given on easy loans from Grameen Bank. Once given a phone, the subscriber is encouraged to provide the services to the people in the adjoining area, covering both outgoing and incoming calls. In this way, he or she can earn money to repay his or her debt to the bank as well as to earn a profit. Many inhabitants of the rural area of Bangladesh, particularly underprivileged women, have been able to change their lives with the help of Village Phone.

Information kiosks

Besides the revolutionary Village Phone program, Grameen Telecom also provides information kiosks. Initially, three pilot kiosks were set up in Tangail district. These kiosks are set up to provide people in the villages of Bangladesh with access to information and communication technology. Tangail is a district (zila) in central region of Bangladesh. ... Information technology (IT)[1] is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ...

External links

1. http://www.grameentelecom.net Grameen Telecom Website