Khan Sohel , Director Operations Technology and Sajjad Alam, Head of Direct Sales visited the head office of Bashundhara Group to give a hands on experience on 3G to the officials of the group.

A big Bicycle rally was held in the Bashundhara residential area to mark the occasion. A Boy's Scout Band also marched around the area. Brand promoters of the company also visited different institutions and offices of the area. Customers were invited to make video calls to the celebrities. Rajeeb Bhattacharjee, Head of Marketing of Grameenphone inaugurated the customer experience session.
 
From now on customers within the coverage areas will be able to use 3G packages of Grameenphone. The operator is initially offering three packages in two speed tiers, with more packages to come in the near future. There are three packages under 512 kbps, starting with 2GB standard monthly plan at BDT 400. There is a Smart Plan for Smartphone users comprising unlimited data (Fair Usage policy after 1.5GB), Voice minutes, SMS and MMS at BDT 800 and for the heavy users’ unlimited monthly plan (Fair Usage policy after 8GB) at BDT 950.

In the 1 mbps tier there are three packages, starting with 2GB standard monthly plan at BDT 700. There is a Smart Plan for Smartphone users comprising unlimited data (Fair Usage policy after 1.5GB), Voice minutes, SMS and MMS at BDT 1100 and for the heavy users’ unlimited monthly plan (Fair Usage policy after 8GB) at BDT 1250.

A Video Call to other 3G enabled GP number will cost BDT 1.20/minute with 10 second pulse. Video calls to other operators will be possible in the future.

Within the next few weeks other areas of Dhaka and Chittagong along with Sylhet, Gazipur and Narayangonj will be covered with 3G network.

Grameenphone, the largest telecom operator in Bangladesh with over 45 million customers, has a strong legacy of providing mobile services to all parts of the country. The launch of commercial 3G-services follows the recent acquisition of 10 MHz spectrum in the 2100 MHz-band, which will enable the roll out of a nationwide network with enhanced capacity and instant mobile internet access for all customers.

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Grameenphone Ltd.
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