It's nice to be part of your discussion list, thank you @Avijit - you are welcome. And just to clarify, Banglalink has held the public announcement while they test the implementation in the public market. I would appreciate it if we could please keep the news under embargo until Banglalink makes their announcement. We don't want to diminish the story and lose out on news coverage. I am happy to connect you to Banglalink's PR team if you would like a scoop. Thanks!
@safwan - that's very important news for me, thank you! We were set up and testing with Grameenphone, but I didn't know they launched zero.wikipedia.org publicly. I will reach out to Grameenphone. @ragib - thank you! It would be most helpful to chat via google or skype to brainstorm together. I don't have a preconception, just want to tell the real story. I will email you directly to see if we can set up a call. Thanks! (I was late in joining the mailing list, so pasting Ragib's reply here for reference) Hi Carolynne, That's an awesome news. What type of stories do you want to hear? I've been involved with the bangla wiki project since 2006 and can discuss the overall development and growth of the bangla wikipedia. Let me know how I can help. Regards, Ragib ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Avijit Roy Kabyo <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikipedia Zero launch & request for user stories To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians < [email protected]> It's really a very good news for Bangladeshi Users. Thanks for this news. * * * * * * *Regards,* *----------------* *Avijit Roy Kabyo* *Reporter & Tech Chief *| Weekly Probash <http://www.weeklyprobash.com> | New York | USA *Regional Expert Reviewer ** *for Bangladesh | *Google map maker<http://google.com/mapmaker> * *Executive Manager *| Mapping Bangladesh Community<https://sites.google.com/site/mapmakerpedia/regional-hubs/mapping-bangladesh> *Cell*: *+1 (917) 724-5981* *Google Caller ID*: *+1 (347) 644-0116* *Google + <https://plus.google.com/u/0/111334605353356844456/> || Google map maker <http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=66&uid=202092738760410050724> || **facebook <http://facebook.com/piratesavi> <http://facebook.com/piratesavi> || twitter <http://twitter.com/avijitroykabyo> || Wikimedia Contributions<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Avijit_91> * * * *Please consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this email, ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?"* On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Safwan Rahman <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Carolynne, > Glad to know this information. Please be informed that, another > biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone also started providing free > Wikipedia to their users. Its possible to browse zero.wikipedia.org > from their network for free. > I also hope, they will announce it shortly. > Regards > Safwan > > On 10/9/13, Carolynne Schloeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, I recently joined WMF to expand Wikipedia Zero and other mobile > > programs. We just did a quiet launch of Wikipedia Zero with Banglalink, > and > > they are preparing to make an announcement. I would love to write a blog > > about Wikipedia users in Bangladesh. > > > > I'm writing now to let you know about the launch, and also to see if > > someone in our community would share their story, maybe profile a group, > > discuss local trends, etc. I'm very open, just want to share the reader > > perspective on Wikipedia (and free access through Wikipedia Zero). > > > > Please let me know if you can help > > > > Thank you so much! > > > > Carolynne > > > > -- > > Carolynne Schloeder > > Director Mobile Programs > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-BD mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd -- Carolynne Schloeder Director Mobile Programs Wikimedia Foundation
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