boost its revenue by going deeper in rural areas through the postmen
working in about 8,300 postal branches.
Under the agreement, the largest cell phone operator will provide
24,000 SIM cards, having the benefit of Flexiload and public phone,
for the postmen enabling them offer recharge, local and overseas
calling services to the people in remote areas.
The new service will come into effect from November.
GP and Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) said the deal would supplement
the income of low-paid runners, as they will enjoy the difference
after paying about Tk 1 as charge for every minute of call if the
rate is Tk 2.
The commission for recharge will be determined time to time on the
basis of market rate. At present, GP offers about 2.75 percent
commission to the Flexiload service providers.
While the BPO will get 5 percent of the revenue generated through the
process, according to officials.
"We believe this public and private partnership will usher in another
dimension to the services in rural areas," GP Chief Executive Officer
Anders Jensen said after signing the agreement with the BPO at The
Westin, Dhaka.
The other signatory was BPO Director General Mobasherur Rahman. The
BPO had earlier also inked a number of deals with some local and
foreign banks to deliver remittances.
Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Brig Gen MA Malek (retd), Posts and
Telecommunications Secretary Iqbal Mahmud and GP Director for Public
Relations Syed Yamin Bakht were present among others at the programme.
The cell phone operator, which enjoys the highest number of
subscribers at about 21 million till August, has over 70 percent
users in cities and district towns.
"The BPO would consider transferring money by mobile phone in
future,"said Brig Gen MA Malek at the signing ceremony.
At present, the BPO has about 40,000 employees, majority of which are
postmen. Of them, runners providing services in the rural areas
receive an honorarium of about Tk 750 a month.
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