original: The Village Phone (Polli Phone) project of GP has brought cell-phone ownership to 260,000 rural poor in over 50,000 villages since the beginning of the project in March 1997.
simplifications: Since 1997 the Village Phone (Polli Phone) project  has brought cell-phone ownership to 260,000 rural poor in over 50,000 villages. 260,000 poor people in over 50,000 villages received cell phones through The Village Phone project since March 1997. The Village Phone is also known as the Polli Phone. The project of GP has brought cell-phone ownership to 260,000 rural poor in over 50,000 villages. The project began in 1997. The Village Phone (Polli Phone) project of GP has helped 260,000 rural poor in over 50,000 villages to own cell phones since the project began in March 1997. Cell phones have been distributed to 260,000 rural poor people since the beginning of The Village Phone project of GP in March 1997. The Village Phone (Polli Phone) project of GP brought cell-phones to 260,000 rural poor in over 50,000 villages since the project began in March 1997. Since starting the Village Phone project in 1997 cell phones have been provided to over 260,000 people in over 50,000 villages who could not otherwise afford them. The Village Phone project has brought cell phones to 260,000 poor people in 50,000 villages. The Village Phone (Polli Phone) project of GP has brought cell-phone ownership to 260,000 poor people in rural areas spread across over 50,000 villages since the beginning of the project in March 1997. Since the start of the project in March 1997, GP's Village Phone (Polli Phone) project has brought mobile phone ownership to 260,000 rural poor in more than 50,000 villages.