Grameenphone revamps Internet packages
DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) –Grameenphone Ltd. has re-configured its internet services into seven packages to better cater to the needs of the different customer segments.
The packages are expected to support the company’s effort to provide “Internet for All” in Bangladesh.
Details of the packages were disclosed at a press meet today at a local hotel. Mr. Allan Bonke, Chief Marketing Officer of Grameenphone introduced the packages.
Speaking on the occasion Alan Bonke said, “These packages are designed to cater the needs of different segments of the society. They are affordable and ensure efficient use of Internet. So our customers will be able to choose according to their needs.”
Grameenphone’s internet package sizes range from 4 MB small packs, for entry level users, to 20 GB packs for heavy users. The 4MB pack costing BDT 2 has a validity of two days. A 75 MB pack, priced BDT 30, has a 7-day validity. The 1 GB pack, designed for heavier users, will cost BDT 275 with a validity of 28 days.
Among the other packages introduced was a 250 MB pack, priced at BDT 99, a 2 GB pack for BDT 350, a heavy browsing pack for BDT 950, and a 20 GB pack for BDT 2000. While the 20 GB pack has a validity of 30 days, the other three packages have a validity of 28 days.
Subscribers need to dial *5000# or send an SMS to 5000 with the specified package code to activate the packages. Packages will be applicable for both 3G and 2G coverage areas. All packages, except the 20 GB pack, will enjoy 1 Mbps speed while in a 3G-network area, while the users of the 20 GB package will get 2 Mbps speed with 3G coverage areas. Outside 3G coverage areas all packages will be limited to 2G speeds.
Commenting on the company’s ‘Internet for All’ ambition, the CMO added “our ambition is not only to make sure that every person in Bangladesh has access to the internet, but that each person can find relevant content for themselves when they explore. The sky is the limit on what we can accomplish given the opportunity to reach for it.”
Grameenphone has an ambition to provide Internet for All in Bangladesh. The company believes that Internet is an empowering tool and data connectivity can help the customers pursue their respective goals more effectively. Also the spread of broadband internet directly effect the positive growth of GDP. Therefore the company put special emphasis on taking quality Internet around the country and making it useful and affordable for the people.