Massive mobile growth is reported from Bangladesh in 2006, with over two million being added in September alone, according to the BTRC. The question now is whether Pakistan still leads the pack.
|
|
Mobiles |
Net addition/month |
|
Jan-06 |
10,275,869 |
|
|
Feb-06 |
10,543,898 |
268,029 |
|
Mar-06 |
10,954,285 |
410,387 |
|
Apr-06 |
11,781,560 |
827,275 |
|
May-06 |
13,440,836 |
1,659,276 |
|
Jun-06 |
14,190,606 |
749,770 |
|
Jul-06 |
14,798,440 |
607,834 |
|
Aug-06 |
15,510,000 |
711,560 |
|
Sep-06 |
17,647,537 |
2,137,537 |
Bangladesh’s GrameenPhone tops 10 mln subscribers | Reuters.com
Bangladesh’s top mobile phone operator GrameenPhone Ltd. said on Sunday the number of its subscribers has passed 10 million, rising more than 80 percent since January.
The number of mobile phone users in Bangladesh will grow to 50 million during the three years to 2009, Erik Aas, managing director of GrameenPhone, told a news conference.
“Reduced entry cost for new subscribers will be the main driver for this growth. This can be achieved with lower handset prices and reduced connection taxes,” Aas said.
He said GrameenPhone’s client network was expected to…
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