Aktel

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TMIB (Telekom Malaysia International Bangladesh)
Type Subsidiary
Founded 1996
Headquarters 8th Floor, Landmark Tower, 12-14 North Gulshan C/A, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Industry Telecommunication
Products Mobile Telephony
Slogan "Clearly Ahead", previously One Step Closer
Website http://www.aktel.com

TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (TMIB), a joint venture company of Telekom Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., of Malaysia and A. K. Khan & Company Ltd. AKTel launched its operations on the 15th November, 1997 in Dhaka and in March 26, 1998 in Chittagong.

AKTEL is the second largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh with more than 6 million subscribers[1] as of December, 2006.

AKTEL boasts of the widest international roaming service in the market, connecting 315 operators across 170 countries.

Aktel provides GPRS support for its subscribers.

[edit] Numbering Scheme

Aktel uses the following numbering scheme for its subscribers:

NOTE: From December 1, 2006 AKTEL numbers now have the addition of "1" following 018

+ 880 181 N1N2N3N4N5N6N7

where,

+880 is the International subscriber dialling code for Bangladesh.

(+880)181 is the code for Aktel as assigned by the Government of Bangladesh.

the number N1N2N3N4N5N6N7 is the subscriber number.

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