http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Wed, 23 May 2012 17:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/grameen-phones-replicability/comment-page-1/#comment-3296 LIRNEasia at ITS, 2006 (Beijing) at LIRNEasia Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:30:54 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/grameen-phones-replicability/#comment-3296 [...] Malathy Knight-John will present a paper entitled: An Investigation of the Replicability of a Microfinance Approach to extending telecommunications access to Marginal Customers: the Grameen Approach during the ‘ICT and Its Impact on the Community’ session, chaired by Rob Frieden. The aim of this research is to unpack particular sets of solutions that have emerged for the extension of telecommunications access to marginal customers in Bangladesh, under the Grameen Village Phone program. The study looks at the fundamental problem of access to telecommunications, as well as some of the ‘solutions’ that have emerged as apparently successful business models. The Grameen ‘solution’ is investigated to establish the factors contributing to its success, including the roles of microfinance and infrastructure sharing. The potential for wider replication of the Grameen ‘model’ is then discussed. [...] [...] Malathy Knight-John will present a paper entitled: An Investigation of the Replicability of a Microfinance Approach to extending telecommunications access to Marginal Customers: the Grameen Approach during the ‘ICT and Its Impact on the Community’ session, chaired by Rob Frieden. The aim of this research is to unpack particular sets of solutions that have emerged for the extension of telecommunications access to marginal customers in Bangladesh, under the Grameen Village Phone program. The study looks at the fundamental problem of access to telecommunications, as well as some of the ‘solutions’ that have emerged as apparently successful business models. The Grameen ‘solution’ is investigated to establish the factors contributing to its success, including the roles of microfinance and infrastructure sharing. The potential for wider replication of the Grameen ‘model’ is then discussed. [...]

]]> http://lirneasia.net/projects/2004-05/grameen-phones-replicability/comment-page-1/#comment-3295 NEWS RELEASE: Systematic use of telecom franchisees can help tap fortune at the bottom of the pyramid - Lessons from Grameen at LIRNEasia Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:15:17 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/grameen-phones-replicability/#comment-3295 [...] Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 December 2005: Sixteeen per cent of the revenues of Bangladesh’s Grameen Phone come from four per cent of customers.  And they are not the most affluent people; they are village phone ladies.  This is one of the key findings of recent research conducted by LIRNEasia.  LIRNEasia, an Asian research organization based in Colombo with a particular focus on issues relating to ICTs and development, today released a study titled, “An Investigation of the Replicability of a Microfinance Approach to Extending Telecommunications Access to Marginal Customers” which indicates that the widespread perception that it is not economical to serve “marginal customers”/ the poor is a myth. “The results of this research underscore the fact that the poor are a good investment; that developmental and business goals are not incompatible; and that a carefully structured, prudent mix of the two can result in a “win-win” outcome for all,” said Ms Malathy Knight John, the leader of the research team.  Download the english press relase HERE More information about the project can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...] [...] Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19 December 2005: Sixteeen per cent of the revenues of Bangladesh’s Grameen Phone come from four per cent of customers.  And they are not the most affluent people; they are village phone ladies.  This is one of the key findings of recent research conducted by LIRNEasia.  LIRNEasia, an Asian research organization based in Colombo with a particular focus on issues relating to ICTs and development, today released a study titled, “An Investigation of the Replicability of a Microfinance Approach to Extending Telecommunications Access to Marginal Customers” which indicates that the widespread perception that it is not economical to serve “marginal customers”/ the poor is a myth. “The results of this research underscore the fact that the poor are a good investment; that developmental and business goals are not incompatible; and that a carefully structured, prudent mix of the two can result in a “win-win” outcome for all,” said Ms Malathy Knight John, the leader of the research team.  Download the english press relase HERE More information about the project can be found HERE // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

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