All GP subscribers, both prepaid and postpaid, can now send and receive photographs of their near and dear ones or other graphic contents through MMS from subscribers of some selected foreign mobile phone operators.

The service, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, was launched on June 26, says a press release.

Now GrameenPhone has agreements with 11 mobile phone operators in as many countries to send and receive MMS. The mobile phone operators are Telenor in Norway; Pannon in Hungary; Sonofon in Denmark; Promonte in Montenegro, China Mobile in China; Maxis Telecom in Malaysia; Telstra in Australia; Wataniya in Algeria; Jersey Telecom in Jersey of the United Kingdom; Orange in Switzerland; and Meditel in Morocco.

More mobile phone operators will be available for sending/receiving International MMS within the current month.

The GP subscribers will only need an EDGE-enabled handsets and have the EDGE service activated to avail the international MMS. GP subscribers (both pre and postpaid) will be charged Tk 15+VAT for sending each international MMS. No charge will be applicable for receiving an international MMS. Maximum allowable MMS size is 100 kb.

Details of EDGE activation procedures are available in GrameenPhone centres or the website-- www.grameenphone.com.