Challenge:
Bangladesh had one of the lowest number of telephone lines in the entire world: Only 0.26 telephones per 100 inhabitants.
Example of Impact:
Provides mobile phone service to approximately 50 million people in villages across the country.
Approach:
• Help promote private sector development.
• Create a low tariff strategy designed to compete directly with Bangladesh's national phone service.
• Focus on expanding both old and new cell phone coverage to reach the largest number of the population.
Challenges Remaining:
Since the cell phone initiative has been so successful in Bangladesh, the program intends to expand to other countries around the world.
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