Case studies and news: Social contribution
(6 March, 2008) DTAC has teamed up with community radio Ruam Duay Chuay Kan to provide an emergency hotline service to the public |
(12 October, 2007) Grameenphone’s medical advice and consultation service, HealthLine has increased its capacity and become easier to use. |
(10 October, 2007) DiGi and Citibank have activated DiGiREMIT to facilitate secure transfer of money from Malaysia to Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines via SMS. |
Telenor Rabta centres launched (24 September 2007) Telenor Pakistan has launched Telenor Rabta Centres to offer high speed Internet access to people in rural areas of Pakistan |
Pannon supports social workers in their jobs (14 September, 2007) With access to free mobile internet and laptops, social workers can help disadvantaged people on the spot. This is one way in which Pannon contributes to Hungarian society. |
(10 September, 2007) Telenor is ranked number one on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in mobile telecommunications |
Assisting NGO with alternative income stream (15 August, 2007) Grameenphone has set up a Community Information Center (CIC) at a clinic in Bangladesh, thus providing a local NGO with an alternative source of income. |
Grameenphone provides easier Internet access (6 August, 2007) Grameenphone extends Internet connectivity by offering web browser on the mobile. |
Telenor Serbia Foundation supports young scientists (5 June, 2007) Telenor Serbia Foundation has established strategic partnership with The Petnica Science Centre, one of the leading scientific centres for young people in South East Europe. Long-term cooperation between Foundation and Petnica announced. |
Telenor Pakistan connects the unconnected (Islamabad, 9 May, 2007) Telenor Pakistan has launched a unique community project, apnaPCO, which aims at bringing access to the most disadvantaged rural communities in the country. |
19 December 2006, Grameenphone (GP) and Bangladesh Power Department Board (PDB) jointly launched a unique service for the first time in Bangladesh called "BillPay". |
Promonte continues to provide mobile phones for pupils, at the elementary schools from central and northern parts of Montenegro, who walk long distances from home to school. |
Community Information Centers in Bangladesh In a country where fixed-line services only reach a small minority, Grameenphone brings mobile communications to a wider audience. |
Grameenphone – a win-win for everyone Grameenphone has built one of the most extensive infrastructures of Bangladesh and is a major contributor to the development of the national economy. |
Journalists flocked around Arve Johansen, Head of Telenor's Asia region, as he stepped down from the centre stage at the 3GSM Asia congress after yesterday's panel discussion on how to offer mobile communication to those not yet connected. |
(Oslo, 27 September 2005) The mobile industry has driven the wholesale cost of mobile phones to below USD 30 as part of the GSM Association (GSMA) programme to make mobile telephony affordable for people in developing countries. |