Grameenphone Ltd. introduced a new postpaid product - Xplore - into the market.

Xplore will be available in two packages - Xplore Package 1 and Xplore Package 2.

Xplore Package 1 will bring substantial benefits to its customers with special offers at start-up, flat tariff to any mobile, low weekend tariff, reduced Friends & Family tariff and much more.

Customers can buy Xplore Package 1 for the great start-up price of Tk 1200. Every new Xplore Package 1 connection comes with an attractive bundle of benefits with 25 SMS, 25 Voice SMS and 5 original ringtones free. In addition, customers will enjoy line rent of Tk.150 only.

Xplore Package 1 subscribers will also enjoy flat tariff of Tk. 2.5 (Peak) & Tk.2.0 (Super Off-peak) to any mobile and weekend tariff of Tk.2.0/min for 24 hours. Customers can talk to 3 F&F numbers at Tk.1.0/min and SMS at Tk 0.50/SMS. This denotes a reduction of tariff ranging from 33% to 50%. All Xplore Package 1 customers will enjoy free BTTB incoming. Customers can also avail lower ISD rates to 25 countries by dialing 012 followed by the desired number. With Xplore, Grameenphone has brought a first of its kind, innovative service called SMS roaming. With this service, customers can send and receive SMS while roaming abroad.

Xplore subscribers can enjoy free daily news headlines through SMS every morning through the Breakfast news service. EDGE service (Package P1) will be pre-activated with every Xplore Package 1 connection. Xplore Package 1 customers will also enjoy Prioritized service in Customer Service Hotline (121).

Customers can buy Xplore Package 2 for the great start-up price of Tk.2300 (including 1280 as Security Deposit). Every new Xplore Package 2 connection also comes with an attractive bundle of benefits with 25 SMS, 25 Voice SMS and 5 original ringtones free. In addition, customers can enjoy this connection without any line rent. Xplore Package 2 customers will have to maintain a monthly minimum usage of Tk.1200.

Xplore Package 2 subscribers will enjoy flat tariff of Tk. 2.25 to any mobile and weekend tariff of Tk.1.5/min for 24 hours. In addition, customers will enjoy the benefit of 1 second pulse from the 1st minute.

Xplore Package 2 customers will enjoy all other benefits of Xplore Package 1 as 3 Friends & Family numbers, reduced Friends & Family tariff, free BTTB incoming, economy ISD facility, SMS Roaming, breakfast news, prioritized Service in 121 and pre-activated EDGE.

Existing GP Regular subscribers will be automatically migrated to Xplore Package 1 from December 7, 2006 and Anytime 500 subscribers will be automatically migrated to Xplore Package 2 starting with the next billing cycle.