Grameenphone users touch 50 million

Grameenphone has become the first operator in Bangladesh to have fifty million users.

The country’s largest mobile operator, which holds a 42 percent market share of the mobile users in Bangladesh, announced the unique achievement at a hotel in Dhaka city on Tuesday.

“Today we celebrate our customers with this milestone,”said CEO Vivek Sood.

He hoped the number of subscribers using internet through Grameenphone will also touch 50 million.

Grameenphone’s first ever customer Laili Begum and its latest one 'Arif' were given special honours during the event.

Sood said the company started its journey 17 years ago with the pledge to provide quality service withough any compromise to its customers.

“I am happy to say that we have not wavered . We will ensure the best services for our customers … they remain our utmost priority.”

Norway’s Telenor Group owns 55.8 percent of its shares.

“Telenor operates in 13 countries but Grameenphone has the highest number of users,” said Sood.

Grameenphone has become the first operator to bring all the 64 districts under its 3G network , that being crucial to its plans to provide “Internet for all”.

Its network currently operates from more than 8,600 base stations.