Village Phone operators keeps her gross income in a savings account in local GB branch. Grameen Telecom send the monthly bill to the branch. After getting the bill the member pays the due amount and can withdraw her profit when she wishes. So far, we have installed 100 village phones in as many villages. These phones are getting popular, being used for different purposes.
People now talk to their relatives in cities or abroad from the village.
They also receive calls from them. The usage indicates that a village as a whole can afford a telephone easily. The average billing of each village phone is three times that of a urban private phone. Village to village communication is also growing up. We faced several obstacles in the operation of village phones.