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HELSINKI, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

— Telenor Subsidiary in Bangladesh Will use the Comptel Solution
to Improve Mobile Service Activation

Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic
Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that Telenor
subsidiary in Bangladesh Grameenphone has selected Comptel software for
provisioning and activation.

With over 15 million subscribers, Grameenphone is operating in a rapidly
expanding market - around 125% year on year growth in subscriber numbers in
Bangladesh. But this is also a highly competitive market, so innovation is very
important to Grameenphone.

Lutfor Rahman, Acting Head of IT at Grameenphone explains: "Over the years,
Grameenphone has always been a pioneer in introducing new products and services
in the local market. With the rapid growth we have been experiencing, we want
to make sure we can continue to innovate and deliver services fast and cost
effectively to our customers. Comptel Provisioning and Activation solution
offers the flexibility we require to achieve that. And of course, Comptel is
able to point to many successful deployments of the solution across the world."

Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution automates the provisioning and
activation processes. With a single interface, it covers the entire workflow -
from service order to start of billing. Comptel Provisioning and Activation
will allow Grameenphone to improve the consistency and efficiency of its
service activation, ensuring that customers get the services they want fast and
reliably.

Mr. Kari Pasonen, Comptel’s Senior Vice President, Provisioning and
Activation Business at Comptel, concludes: "As a key component of the Comptel
Dynamic OSS suite, Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution is designed to
enable the deployment of the lifestyle services subscribers demand.
Grameenphone’s selection of Comptel to help deliver innovative services in the
Bangladeshi market provides an excellent proof-point of this."

About Grameenphone
Grameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh with
more than 15 million subscribers as of September 2007. Telenor of Norway is the
majority shareholder of the company. Grameenphone’s nationwide EDGE-enabled
network covers nearly 98% of the country’s population. For more information
please visit: http://www.grameenphone.com

About Comptel Corporation
Comptel (http://www.comptel.com) provides Comptel Dynamic OSS(TM)
solutions, offering service-enabling mediation, charging and fulfillment
capabilities to telecom service providers.

SOURCE: Comptel Corporation

CONTACT: Olivier Suard of Comptel Corporation,
+44-20-78874513,
olivier.suard@comptel.com

Web Site: http://www.grameenphone.com
http://www.comptel.com