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Office automation software is used to simplify each individual’s daily task and help in group collaboration. In many companies, office automation is a standard practice. There are software applications that are used by many companies in the same way. Businesses today realize that they will need to follow the standardized system to be productive. Some of these systems include email, fax, post office, and video teleconferencing. These are only a few of the systems that are automated which are used by the majority of businesses.

Office Automation

Individuals in the business environment often do not work alone, but rather in teams, committees, departments, and other types of workgroups. To collaborate on common tasks, workgroup members can have meetings, talk on the telephone, send faxes, and distribute memos. Many of these tasks are done through office automation software and group collaboration. Some of the software we use is e-mail, e-fax, post office, and video teleconferencing.

Since our business is based on collaboration, it is important to automate communication within the office, offsite locations, and clients. We as a company rely on many office automation tools which make this possible, but the most widely used application are also the standards in business today.

One of the major collaboration software that is used in the office is the email system. Email allows everyone in the organization to communicate with internal personnel as well as external. Furthermore, email can be used to communicate with customers and clients.

Our email system uses an email client such as Microsoft Outlook. Outlook communicates to the Microsoft Exchange server which allows delivery to the correct address. The exchange server also houses the global address book for all users on the system as well as client addresses. This address book is accessible to all users. Besides email, Outlook has a few other features that automate a variety of tasks such as calendar, tasks, and journal.

With the calendar feature, one can enter appointments to better manage one’s time. This feature can also be shared among other users within the network; furthermore, it has the ability to invite others to meetings. These meetings are either accepted or rejected by the recipient. Once an answer to an invite by a sender has been given to Outlook Calendar by the recipient, the system then automatically replies to the sender informing him or her of the decision made by the recipient.

Another feature is the tasks. Tasks allow an individual to either personally input tasks to be completed or receive tasks from others. Receiving a task from others on the network allows the sender to know the progress and outcome of the task requested. This feature can also be exported into a database for time tracking analysis.

The journal feature is similar to an auditing feature. It keeps track of all documents opened, the date they were opened, how long it was open, and the location of the document. This feature comes in handy if one can not remember the file he or she worked on the week before. The user can open the journal and find out what was done on the desired day. The down side to this feature is that is uses a lot of the system’s resources. It will slow down the system and will require a lot of space from the user’s mailbox.

There are several post office applications that we use in the organization that help the company in shipping letters to bulk mail. The two major post office applications are provided by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and United Parcel Service (UPS)

The USPS software allows us to print electronic stamp on envelopes. This feature is very handy because we do not need to go to the post office and purchase stamps on a daily basis. Since this is done by logging onto a secured network, a record is kept on both our systems and the USPS systems of all transactions. The company is then billed at the end of the month according to the number of electronic stamps used by the company.

In some cases, we are required to go to the post office when sending odd objects or heavy letters. Since we do not know the amount for sending odd mail, we need to visit the post office to have it manually sent.

The UPS system is needed when sending large or heavy objects. This UPS application automates many aspects of the post office process. Since this system is connected to the UPS mainframe, the user does not need to call for a pick up for a package. The main system is automatically notified when there is a package ready for pickup.

The only aggravating part about this system is when it asks for the dimensions and the weight. Some of the users do not input the correct dimensions and weight which causes a few problems when the package is picked up. The UPS software will then need to be re-adjusted for the correct measurements.

Another two applications which help automate the office environment are the video conferencing and instant messaging systems. These two applications work together to deliver instant communications with both clients and interoffice personnel. The video conferencing aspect of the application saves the company a lot of money on travel. It allows some of the users to see the party they are talking to and share the applications through on the same screen for better understanding of the meeting.

Not all users have access to this system because of the network resources required to run the application. Since video conferencing is done through Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), it requires a lot of the network resources because of the large packets send through the application. Having limited access to this application means the network will not slow down or crash.

These are only a few of the office automations software that the company uses. There are many more applications that help each of us do our job faster and better. The automations are in place to also help us concentrate on the more important things that need to be done around the office.

In the sphere of communication and culture, globalisation can appear as a form of access to foreign data or the capacity of individuals living in previously isolated nations to convey to the outside societies efficiently; so the world turns out to be smaller and brings people closer than before (Tomlinson, 1997). Time and space matter less as individuals communicate through trade, Internet discussions and different media sources, overcoming the language boundaries (Castells, 2004). This essay outlines how the globalisation supports the production of culturally diverse media in the society.

On one hand, globalisation of media revives the current qualities, as well as permits new media to develop. Some scholars support the idea that a global village allows distinct cultures to communicate. To McQuail (2000), the opportunities for cultural trade achieved by globalization can help advance diversity. Having a multi-cultural global village is where thoughts and practices can be unreservedly respected and exchanged.

Occasions that are experienced by one side of the world can be practiced from another part in real-time, making us feel like as if we were to live in the nucleated village. It can be seen that individuals’ lives are associated with different parts of the world through the media from the global village. Audiences who watch the news of mistreated Afghan women in burkas do not leave us unaffected physically and mentally, leading us to make petitions to fight against their right.

This also suggests there is a probability of accomplishing cosmopolitanism even when a person remains in one place. Cosmopolitanism is therefore connected to globalisation – certain cultural components are modified to a nation’s preference, making a cultural and social relationship (Schuerkens 2003). People today experience a dynamic feeling of having the capacity to experience a distanced character and their own identities.

One of the regular types of pop cosmopolitanism is an American high school girl who has an Indian name, despite the fact that she lives California and her parents are both White. Additionally, it is observed to rebuild an open market approach, broaden the transformation in data and advance cultural development (Castell, 2004). Hollywood turns into an expansive distribution by being able to dub movies for Hollywood-style aesthetics (Elberse and Eliashberg, 2003).

is one of the greatest Hollywood hit in India and it has officially gathered US$14 million in the country itself (Economic Times, 2007). The reason behind Spiderman’s prominence in India is due to their decision dub the film in four Indian dialects at the same time – Hindi, Tamil, Bhojpuri and Telugu. Beside from the worldwide expansion, film producers also achieve niche audiences, such as Manga lovers, or an ethnic diaspora in some nations (Leppanen, 2009).

This implies that the content in the current media are internatilonalised, since they also focus on viewers abroad and national markets (Currah, 2007). Beyond the diversity, employment in the film business gives more opportunities for minorities to act as primary characters. TV shows, like Glee and Gray’s Anatomy, willingly exhibit diversification to try to make their audiences to keep watching.

Secondly, ICT frameworks that scatter among areas become more convoluted ever since the technology is more innovative. Due to globalization, innovation is exchanged at a significant rate from the West to the rest of the world, where new information and ideas spread rapidly and the gap between the rich and the poor are decreased (Yanal, 1990).

As indicated by Bolter and Grusin (1999), remediation portrays the representation of one medium in another: old radios are remade into homemade podcasts and print media are retextualized in the Internet. The remediation of Bollywood in the US, do not duplicate the setting of intrusions. Be that as it may, the openness to dubbing enables these melodies to slip promptly to other countries. The movie, Ghost World, is referenced to Bollywood dancing and remixed multiple DJ compilations of film songs into a form of hip-hop tracks. Such new form is then transmitted via file-sharing networks, like to blogs and YouTube (Sonwalkar, 2001).

The cultural references are mash-ups of various voices and bodies, locations and times. In other words, the new style that is made by the audiences of different backgrounds is new and familiar at the same time. Perceiving oneself as a piece of this procedure – regardless of whether one is put in nostalgia or freshness – expands the quantity of international audiences through heterogenization, mélange and cut-and-blend, through the improvement of ICT under globalization (Rowe & Schelling, 1991).

They see the viewers as active and ready to participate to something that seem to be most relevant to their own unique circumstance and allow them to look for the delight of recognising their own cultures because people like to see something that they can relate to (Straubhaar, 1991). As fans’ valuation of media products from abroad is not distinguishable from their more extensive impression from their origins, such fandom might be related with fans’ acknowledgment, for instance, Otaku Mania and Korean Wave in Taiwan (Patten, 2004).

In this way, globalisation can be seen through fan fiction, stating that consumers from different countries compose and take part, making cultural elements, meaning that fans that create specific fandoms make new meanings and communities for their cultural production (Fiske 1992).

Furthermore, the approach of technological arrangements includes the making of a low-frequency group transmitter that enables community individuals to choose from an assortment of locally created programs (Bhagwati, 2004). In this manner, it puts around the creation, transmission and dispersal of visual media for the indigenous groups and minority movements. These levels of control uncover the potential, which they can create self-maintaining indigenous media that can live independently (Lievrouw, 2009).

The presence of the indigenous and minority developments is results of globalization, particularly in the field of the web. One of the most grounded purposes behind having their presence on the Internet is to give data from a perspective that might not have found a voice in the predominant press. It joins indigenous people groups together around the world to expand their visibility. In Castells’ approach (1997), strengthening is reinforced by online networking associated by means of the Internet.

He sees social media as evidence of patterns inside globalization that advance certain types of freedom (Castells, 1997). In numerous nations, like Australia and New Zealand, there are Aboriginal Peoples Television Networks. In Guyana, indigenous people groups even have mapped their hereditary domains and attested land claims utilizing global positioning system (GPS) and websites that is bolstered by non-government orgnaisations (Block, 2004).

Along these lines, it is confirmed that the arm of globalization reaches out to other countries and smother people’s habits of sustainability, granting their voices to be heard. The Arab-Springs revolution and anti-World Trade Organisation movements and different responses of worldwide transgressions for equality are some of the well-known cases of how civilians utilise technological innovations to coordinate rebels.

Others contend that the stream of media from the rich states to the poorer nations may aggravate the effectively existing influence between them or simply foreign media cultures may debilitate the local culture. On account of the American monopoly, some individuals see the current media as a channel of Westernization.

The stream of media from the developed to less developed nations is regarded as great for the beneficiaries as well as for the senders who consider it to be a necessary piece of their battle against totalitarianism (Boyd-Barret, 1998). New media colonialism appears to succeed more effortlessly than the past propaganda in view of its type of standard entertainment and the eagerness of mass gatherings of people to enjoy pop culture (Ritzer, 1993). Global communications are for the most part linked with ideas, for example, cultural imperialism since they see it as a vehicle that can control, attack and undermine other cultures.

The ideological pattern is seen as an intrusion of Western esteems, especially those of America (McQuail, 2000). Cairncross (2001) additionally declares that some people from other nations other than the US, individuals fear a future in which everyone communicates in English and thinks like an American with cultural qualities being engulfed by the values of Hollywood.

The uneven relationship in the media obstructs the development of a suitable national identity and self-image because of the influence coming from wealthy countries. Regardless of the possibility that movies from America are not appearing in local theatres outside of the US, people can still download them. In terms of the core-periphery relationship, less developed nations drastically increase their reliance on the media of core countries.

Import of data innovation has been introduced for independence but the expansion of technology is still dominated by core countries, promoting media imperialism (Schiller, 1992). A decent case of media globalization is when a big fast food chain, Burger King, advertised their food products to third world nations via local TV channels.

This created an unsettling influence as locals were very irritated that it brought their food into nations that already had a sustainable way of living without Americanised sustenance (Croteau & Hoynes, 2003, p. 260). Therefore, this is connected to imperialism as people begin to follow what is being displayed in the media platform that they are exposed to, trusting their opinions less instead of thinking twice of what is right and wrong.

In addition to the negative aspect, it is the argument of media ownership. The messages behind most news in the today’s media are biased information due to the media monopoly. Concentration of mass media ownership is a piece of the procedure of globalisation that reduces the diversity.

It creates commercialisation and a pattern at a similar level (Herman & McChesney, 2004). Ownership concentration prompts to unrealistic diversity as news outlets and stations are commonly owned by a few players (Barker, 1999). The threat is that a considerable number of the media corporations are owned by the same people, so the concentration of power to influence and induce opinions of the public is similar. If these same owners are too few and extensively have the same political objectives, there will be an undeniably one -sided presentation of public issues (McPhail, 2002).

The general audiences do not receive any information at all concerning significant events that are certainly news. Today, about ten companies control America’s radio magazines, movies, television and newspapers, implying that these corporations control a large portion of information that the public eye reads and hears. Some of the dominant groups include Disney, Time-Warner, Viacom, News Corp Ltd (Rupert Murdoch), Sony and General Electric (Artz & Kamalipour, 2004).

Considering the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation in the light of the examination in this paper, my argument is that as much as globalisation may be unavoidable, the outcomes are prosperous. In spite of the fact that theorists accept that global media has negative effects on the culture and traditional values, it has little predatory impact because the audiences are voluntary, asserting that the media content is culturally neutral towards the citizens and cannot be blamed (Hjarvard, 2003).

In all cases, imported media and monopoly possession is never an adequate condition to control local societies and opinions. Other interceding elements must match, for example, a feeble national identity or the political suppression of local media. The internationalisation of media does not really oppress it. Rather, the media under globalisation is always indigenised from freedom-oriented cultural movements, an open market and global village approach and revolution in information and communication technologies (Castell, 2003).

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Newspaper has been one of the first mediums of mass media. Its popularity grew over the time and even as we have plunged into the world of internet, newspaper continues to be preferred by the masses. Newspaper is a power house of information. It contains news from the world of politics, business, showbiz and more. It makes the general public aware about what’s going on around the world.

Newspapers are a medium of information distribution, which could surprisingly cover hundreds of miles in just a matter of few hours. The only drawback of newspapers is that they need to be physically transported from printing press to the readers, before the news gets older. This however, requires an efficient distribution mechanism consisting of road transport and newspaper hawkers who begin their work in the dead of night so that we can read newspaper, sipping morning tea in our gardens.

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Essay on Importance of Newspaper – Essay 1 (200 words)

“A good newspaper is a nation talking to itself”, as quoted by Arthur Miller defines the importance of newspaper very well. Technically, a newspaper is a periodical publication which is usually issued on daily or weekly basis. It contains news, articles of opinion, features, advertisements and other information of public interests.

Newspaper has been a part of our daily life for last several decades and even today in modern bustling lives it is a necessity in spite of the dominance of internet & other more advanced mass media forms, newspapers have been succeeded on having an impact on majority of the population. It maybe because people still like it the old way and thus it is still one of the most preferred way for mass sharing of information.

It is usually divided into various sections, mainly politics, economy, sports and arts, so that the reader can choose his or her desired section. Newspaper has proved as an important tool for public awareness. It also serves as voice of the people for catering theirs needs & complaints to government authorities contributing to better governance.

Newspapers are an important prerequisite for democracy. For many it is an inseparable part of their daily lives because that’s how their day begins – with a cup of tea and a freshly delivered newspaper.

Essay on Newspaper and its Uses – Essay 2 (300 words)

Introduction

A newspaper is a form of printed media. It is a powerful mode of mass communication. It is a periodic publication, usually published on daily basis. It contains news articles on current affairs from the world of politics, education, sports, culture and more. It also contains advertisements & features.

Newspaper and Its Uses

• A newspaper has a great influence on the society. It is published all over the world in many different languages. Here is a look at the various uses of newspaper:
• Newspaper can shape public opinion and influence government and its policies
• In a democratic country, it serves as a link between government and the people.
• It serves as the voice against injustice.
• It can mould and reflect the public opinions.
• It provides valuable and essential information to the public such as the weather forecasts, criticism and reviews of literature, films, fine arts and local restaurants, obituaries and birth notices.
• It also serves as a source of entertainment with its features such as crosswords, fun facts, horoscope, comic strips, advice columns, food columns, celebrity gossip and more.
• Apart from this, newspapers have great educative value. They keep us updated about various happenings around the world and thus improve our general knowledge.
• Many newspapers also help in awakening health and environmental awareness among the people.
• A businessman can learn about the trends of the market and a job seeker can find a suitable job from job advertisements.
• At the time of crisis or emergency, printing press can serve as a reliable source of information.
• Besides all these social, political and economic aspects newspapers are also a great platform for advertisement. Newspaper advertising has been around longer than any other form of advertising we see today and it still serves the purpose of advertiser correctly and efficiently.

Conclusion

In this age of television, newspaper is still one of the most important parts of the media. We can conclude by saying that newspaper broadens our outlook & is an enormous source of information. Cultivating a habit reading a newspaper can be beneficial in many ways.

Essay on Newspaper and Its Uses in Student Life – Essay 3 (400 words)

Introduction

The Newspaper is one of the printed medium of media available to the common man. It provides awareness about the happenings of the neighbourhood to every corner of the world. Our idea of newspaper is of folded sheets which contain information about and articles on news, features, reviews and advertisements but it is much more than that. It means the world to some. It has the power to change one’s life. The information we receive from the newspaper plays a vital role in our daily life.

Uses of Newspaper in Students’ Life

Educational Benefits

One always benefits from the habit of reading newspaper. Being a student it not only improves your reading skills and efficiency but also keeps you aware of the current affairs. One can always find the part that interests him and enhances his learning. For instance, a commerce student can know the current trade policy changes and the ups and downs in the market. This makes him ready for the future.

Likewise, someone related to science background can know the new developments in the technological department. IAS, UPSC, GPSC, SSC, NDA, IBPS PO and many other aspirants also benefit from reading newspaper as it includes current affairs and needs them to be aware of the current happenings in the political, social and technological fields which are all covered in the newspaper. Students can greatly boast their general knowledge with the newspaper reading habits. School curriculums have also included reading newspaper as one of the assignments which contributes in developing numerous skills in the student.

Entertainment Purpose

Newspaper comprises of not only of news but also of the entertainment columns like crosswords, puzzles, jumbles, various interesting articles, fun facts and comic strips to keep the reader involved. Like it is said “All work and no play makes jack a dull boy”. So students can use these parts of the newspaper for recreational purpose. Other than this, newspaper also consists of a separate section dealing with fashion trends, lifestyle, and life stories etc. All this helps the reader stick to a regime of reading the newspaper daily, making it a habit without being bored at the same time. This can also serve as a break from reading the same course books.

Conclusion

Despite the massive development of the electronic media, newspaper still has a huge impact over majority of the society and still holds its place firmly. It connects the students of the developing world with the good old way of gathering information and being more aware of the world.

Essay on Newspaper and Its Uses in Our Life – Essay 4 (500 words)

Introduction

Newspaper is a periodic publication which contains written information about current events. It covers a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and arts, and also includes content such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, crosswords, editorial cartoons and birth notices.

Though the technology has advanced to a greater level and people can see news on televisions and their mobile phones, people still prefer to buy newspapers and read them. The feeling of reading news through a newspaper will always have more importance and impact on people’s mind compared to that gathered by some gadget. One of the reasons for this is that reading through electronic devices can strain eyes and can even cause serious health issues.

Newspapers help in building people’s thoughts, ideas and feelings towards different things. Thus, if the articles in newspapers are correct and neutral then this can lead to formation of strong, unidirectional mental state of the whole civilization leading to the progress of the country. If the news is not true and neutral then it can also lead to the destruction of the whole union. Hence, it is necessary to have newspaper publications that are fearless, intelligent, not belonging to any political party and those that think about nation and their duties towards the nation before their own personal interests. This is how newspapers hold great importance in our ever day lives.

Functions of Newspaper and Its Importance in Our Lives

The uses or importance of newspaper in everyday lives can be summarized and easily understood by knowing its functions. So the four major functions of newspapers are as followed:

• To Inform: Newspapers provide facts and information to make citizens aware about the things happening around them and stay up to date. This helps in making them build a neutral and right perspective towards the latest scenarios.
• To Interpret the News: Newspapers basically provide a better idea about a situation or event, in detail. This may also vary from writer to writer as everyone has their own perspective towards a situation. So, it is essential for a citizen to take it in a neutral way and build his opinion about it.
• To Provide Services to Different Professionals: Newspapers provide information that helps businessmen as well working professionals. New business ideas can be derived looking at how and where the market is heading. Newspaper is also a great place to advertise about ones products and services. It is a great platform for both buyers and sellers. For example, if someone needs to buy vehicle or home, then there are various advertisements which can help them assist in comparing and getting their deals. Newspapers also have a section for the job seekers where they can check for suitable job vacancies and contact their prospective employers.
• To entertain: There are some specific sections in the newspaper which are designed to amuse or give enjoyment to readers. This section may contain some puzzles, cartoon sketches, jokes, crosswords, and many such activities. This section helps readers remain engrossed in the news for a longer time. It is a good way of recreation and brings joy. Puzzles and cross words also challenge ones mind and hones problem solving skills.

Conclusion 

There are many other benefits that one gets from reading newspapers, such as improvement in vocabulary and reading efficiency. All of these benefits help readers build their own polished personality which can help them further in their lives.

Essay on Newspaper and Its Uses in Modern Life – Essay 5 (600 words)

Introduction

Newspaper is a bunch of printed pages. It is a type of printed media which consists of news, articles, features, views, advertisements, etc. It is a periodical type of publication which is usually published on daily, weekly or monthly basis. It contains various sections in it to meet with the interests of all types of people in the society. It is one of the oldest means of mass media, and even in this electronic world it is still prevalent in most parts of human civilization. It is published in numerous languages in different regions so that it can reach out to more and more people.

Newspaper and Its Significance

Newspapers have played a significant role in moulding the thought process of the readers. Even in the time of British rule newspapers were an important source of reaching the common people. Newspaper successfully influenced thousands of people during struggle for independence. It can still play an important role in influencing people for some sort of reform. People make their opinion on things based on what they have read about in the newspaper. So, it has to be printed with utmost care. Newspaper publications must ensure that only the truth is catered to common people.

Newspaper and Its Benefits

Newspapers are a treasure of knowledge, Reading newspaper is highly recommended for those preparing for any competitive exam. It helps us improve our general knowledge which is of prime importance in today’s competitive world. It can help us improve our vocabulary when referred to on daily basis. We can learn about fashion trends which are given in various articles published weekly. Newspaper also publishes recipes for variety of dishes. It has got articles for healthy living, columns solely dedicated for public awareness and it also keeps us updated about famous sports and major events related to them. People also put up advertisements for matrimony and jobs to find the right match.

Newspaper: A Reliable Source of Information

In this world of social media, printed media proves to be one of the most reliable sources of information. The information shared on social media is by some random person which cannot be always trusted. Many a times, fake news spreads on social media and it causes situation of chaos and confusion in various regions. In such situations, one looks up to a reliable source and newspapers have never failed to prove their worth. Newspaper is a publication run by trained and experienced professionals. The genuineness of the content is closely examined before it is provided to the people. Thus, in the time of emergency newspaper is one of the most trusted media.

Newspaper for Pastime Purpose

Newspaper is a tool for pastime for man; it is something with which their day begins. There are various sections in the newspaper to hook the reader up such as crosswords, puzzles, sudoku, riddles and fun-facts. Notifications for important events happening in the city can be checked out in newspaper. Movie show timings, movie reviews, book reviews, channel schedules, etc are all provided in a newspaper. Comic strips and short stories are also published in special weekly editions of newspaper. Thus, newspaper can be a perfect pastime material for all classes of people.

Conclusion

Since the last several decades newspaper has been an important part of the people’s life and it continues to be so even in the era of superfast electronic media. Reading newspaper is a habit of millions of people around the globe even today. It is an inseparable part of daily lives of many. Morning breakfast without a newspaper is considered a dull affair. Such is the craze and significance of newspaper.

1. Internet e.g. email, websites, messenger, chat rooms

2. Communication e.g. mobile phone, video phone, video conferencing, information points

3. Entertainment e.g. games console, MP3 player, digital TV

4. Mobile access e.g. laptop, PDA, Wi-Fi, WAP

5. Data capture e.g. digital camera, voice recorder, scanner

6. Financial transactions e.g. ATM, EPOS, smart card

Internet

How the Internet Is Used

The internet is used in many different ways such as; communication, finding information, publishing, commerce and for online learning. The most widely used facilities on the internet are; The World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail (e-mail), newsgroups, chat and publishing. The web is the most popular and fastest growing part of the internet. It provides easy access to a vast range of information stored on computers all over the world.

E-mail allows people to send messages from one computer to another almost immediately. It is widely used and has become an alternative to the conventional letter post, the fax, and telephone. Newsgroups are discussion groups that usually focus on one particular subject and therefore enable people with common interests to communicate. Chat is similar to a telephone conversation, except people type instead of talk. People can hold conversations with one or more people by typing their messages on the screen. These appear instantly on the screens of everyone involved. Publishing is not just for organisations or businesses. Anyone can create their own Web site or weblog and ‘publish’ their files on the World Wide Web.

Benefits of the Internet

There are a numerous benefits of the internet such as communication, information, downloading software, services and e-commerce. People can benefit from internet communication because people can communicate in seconds with a person who is in the other part of the world. We can also e-mail people from all over the world and we can chat for hours with loved ones. Information is probably the biggest benefit the internet offers. Any kind of information on any topic in the world is available on the internet. People can almost find any type of data on any kind of subject that they are looking for. There is a vast amount of information available on the internet ranging from government law and services, market information, new ideas and technical support. Another benefit is downloading software. This is one of the most happening and fun things to do using the internet. People can download countless games, music, videos, movies, and lots of other entertainment software from the internet, which are mostly free. Many services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking, purchasing tickets for favourite movies, guidance services on a range of topics, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-line and can cost more. Ecommerce is the idea used for any type of commercial planning, or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via Internet. Ecommerce has got a real incredible and wide range of products from household needs, technology to entertainment.

The internet can also provide children and adults alike with a world of exciting opportunities. It offers:

1. educational games and programs

2. research information for school projects and business

3. the opportunity to communicate with people from all around the world

4. the opportunity to share resources and ideas with people that have the same interests

5. Shopping around the world without leaving a computer.

Disadvantages of the Internet

The internet can have some disadvantages such as theft of personal information, spamming and virus threats. Theft of personal information is a disadvantage because if someone uses the internet, they may be facing great danger as their personal information such as their name, address, credit card number can be accessed by other people. Spamming means the sending of unwanted emails in bulk which don’t provide a purpose. These illegal actions can be very frustrating for people. Viruses are programs which interrupt the usual function of computers. Computers attached to the internet are more prone to virus attacks.

Entertainment

How Entertainment Is Used

Entertainment is used in several ways such as games consoles, MP3/4 players and digital TV. Games consoles are used as entertainment by playing games, watching movies, surfing the web and listening to music. MP3 players are used as entertainment by listening to music. MP4 players are used as entertainment by watching video clips, looking at pictures and listening to music. Digital TV is used for entertainment by watching TV programmes. Digital TV has over 30 channels to watch.

Benefits of Entertainment

There are various benefits of entertainment. Entertainment sets peoples minds free, keeps people chilled out, releases stress, and it makes people feel happy. Entertainment is fun and keeps people occupied for long amounts of time. You can also use entertainment anywhere in the world as you can watch movies, play games and much more on mobile devices such as mobile phones, iPods and tablets.

Disadvantages of Entertainment

There are some disadvantages of entertainment as people can get carried away watching a movie, playing a game on a games console or listening to music using a MP3 player can make people late to appointments and meetings. Entertainment can also steer people away from work or studying as entertainment is addictive.

Mobile Access

How Mobile Access Is Used

Mobile access can be used to access different things while on the move using a laptop, PDA or other devices. Mobile access can be used to access emails and to surf the web. Mobile devices can be used to access the internet via Wi-Fi (wireless internet) or via WAP (Wireless application Protocol).

Benefits of Mobile Access

Mobile access can be used almost anywhere in the world even on Mount Everest. Mobile access is wireless so there isn’t the hassle of carrying wires around. The price of mobile access isn’t over priced either and in fact some Wi-Fi hotspots are free to access and use. Mobile broadband can also be used in areas which do not have broadband. Mobile broadband can also be pay as you go so it is paid for when it is used instead of monthly.

Disadvantages of Mobile Access

Standard broadband or home broadband can sometimes be a lot cheaper than mobile broadband. The speed of mobile access can be slower than standard broadband. The download/usage limits for mobile broadband are quite restrictive.

Communication

How Communication Is Used

Communication can be used with mobile phones, video phones, video conferencing and computers. Mobile phones can be used to communicate by texting and voice calling someone. Video phones can be used to communicate by seeing the person someone is talking to on the phone. Video conferencing can be used to communicate by seeing and speaking to numerous individuals at once. Computers can be used for communicating by sending an email to someone, chatting to someone in a chat room and video calling or voice calling someone using a program such as Skype.

Benefits of Communication

Communication can be used all most anywhere in the world using many different devices. Some forms of communication can be free such as using a free messenger program on a computer for example Windows Live Messenger is free to chat to someone, free to call someone who has Windows Live Messenger using a microphone and video calling someone who has Windows Live Messenger. Programs like Windows Live Messenger and Skype can be used to communicate with people from all over the world for free.

Disadvantages of Communication

Communication can have some disadvantages as the cost of some communication devices can be expensive. Calling someone using a mobile phone can sometimes cost quite a bit. If a webcam is used to communicate to someone sometimes the webcam can be hacked so a hacker can see you. If someone communicates to someone using the internet and the connection is slow things could be misinterpreted.

Data Capture

How Data Capture Is Used

Data capture is used to capture many different things for example photos, speech and documents. Data capture is used in different ways such as taking pictures with a digital camera, recording a conversation using a voice recorder, scanning a barcode using a barcode scanner and copying a photo or document using a scanner.

Benefits of Data Capture

Data capture is a great way of capturing memories by taking photos using a digital camera. It is also a great way for people who are in a meeting and need to remember what was said in the meeting, people can do this by using a voice recorder. Data capture is also very helpful in shops as products can be scanned for a barcode using a barcode scanner. Another benefit of data capture is that if a backup of a printed photo or document is needed then it can be backed up by using a scanner.

Disadvantages of Data Capture

Some data capturing devices may not capture data properly for instance a voice recorder may stop recording randomly or the device may not record properly causing voices recorded to be muffled. Another disadvantage may be that barcode scanners in shops may not be updated properly so some product barcodes can’t be scanned as they won’t appear on the system.

According to what is mentioned in the fundamentals of the system, the user requirements, the slides must consist of some animation effects pictures and words. The system must also include transition effects where one slide changes to another.

On the first slide or homepage however, there will be no animation or transition effects, because most of the information is displayed on the Main Page and if for example each contaminant of the Contents is seen appearing, disappearing, dissolving e.t.c, then the user is most likely to get confused. The other disadvantage of including animations and transition effects on the homepage is that they take some time of carry out the effect, and even though the timings can be changed, it is almost certain that it will take the reader more than 5 seconds to learn how to use the system.

However, the reader may still get confused when navigating throughout the other slides seeing many different transition effects taking place. So there will only be two transition effects used which are Checker box across and Checker box down. The user will have the choice of clicking on a selected category from the Contents, if he does not do this within a generous period of 2 minutes then the transition effect will automatically take place and the slide will change to the next slide. This will be useful because people who just wish to look at the system and don’t want to use it, or foreigners, they can see the cool effects and different slides which will be very eye catching and attract the users attention.

Breakdown of final solution into sub-tasks

Even though the final design was considered best possible from a range of people, there was still room for implementation, which additionally helped, achieves a professional looking eye catching, attractive system. What to do to implement the final design and how to do it can be put into a step-by-step list, and each can be put into sub-tasks

The first task: Create the homepage slide (the first slide that the user will see when using the system)

The Title the Amp Oval will be done in the specified font but the letter ‘O’ in ‘Oval’ in the cricket ball shape will be achieved by copying the text into Microsoft Paint, then selecting or free-form selecting the letter ‘O’ and adding colour using colour applying facilities and further manipulating the ‘O’ into a Cricket Ball.

The second task: Obtaining the grass effect:

The grass effect in the background will be obtained by saving a picture of grass from the internet. Only one square chunk of the grass will need to be copied and pasted in Microsoft Paint so that the contrast and colour can be altered to make it have the effect of a background. This will then be copied and pasted several times in the presentation to fill the appropriate areas.

The third task: Creating navigation buttons:

In Microsoft PowerPoint there is already a making-life easy option of inserting action buttons under the slide show menu. This also contains the facilities for decisions to be made of what slide to hyperlink to by pressing the button. If the button need be altered then by clicking the button, a menu will open up ‘Format auto shape’ where the colour of the button, and various other things can be done to the action button.

The fourth task: Adding maps and images:

The Site map locating the Amp Oval will be scanned directly out of an A-Z on the appropriate page. It will be saved as a .jpeg file and opened up in Microsoft Paint, where the size can be changed to fit it in the available area, and an arrow and an ‘X’ can be marked to show where exactly on the map it is. The stadium side view image will be imported from the internet onto the system. This will be saved as well as a larger image, which is the result of stretching the original image. The t-shirt will be opened in Paint and parts of it will be changed using the select option.

The fifth task: Adding animation and transitional effects to each slide:

Each slide will contain similar animation and transition effects to add more interest and get the users attention.

The final task: Testing to see if the system works:

Ultimately the most important task is to check if the system works, if it doesn’t work as required then the errors can be corrected. If this final task is not carried out, then there is no idea if the system will meet the User requirements.

Test Plan

It can not be emphasized enough how important it is to carry out a test plan to confirm and re-confirm that the design contains everything mentioned in the user requirements, any additional, and implementations are to be considered after the design has been implemented. It is very important to know that no errors are to be discovered in the system. Therefore, a test plan has been assembled together and thought of with great precision to make sure that the system is to the highest of standards.

Men check your pocket, Ladies check your purse, something is ringing and vibrating. Yes, the mobile phone, it is a portable gadget, which is made by the people and for the people. A tiny thing which was a status symbol but today, it is the necessity of everyone. Our unique ten-digit numbers allow us to receive or dial calls.

It is the identity of the person nowadays and without this people stare at you as if you are not from the 21st century. Because for being social you do not have to meet your friend or relatives every weekend, you can call, SMS, email, write on the Facebook wall or merely tweet them. All this is possible with this protean mobile. People are really blessed as this mobile technology has changed our life completely because we have the whole universe in our pocket.

A friend in need is a friend indeed, but without a mobile phone you cannot contact your friend and he will not be able to help in emergency. Mobile phone is a true friend and also a live saver, for example, your car broke down in a lonely road where there is no one to help, you can call for help with the help of a mobile phone.

On the other hand you can also send SMS or email to contact someone. With the help of the thumb exercise you can send text in the wink of an eye. The other two giant social networking websites, Facebook and Twitter, are also accessible with the phone. So being in contact with friends and relatives is really easy.

Other than this there are some basic handy features like Alarm, Stopwatch, Calculator, World Clock, Calendar and Tasks. Don’t you need this features everyday? But if you do not have a mobile phone you will need an alarm clock, a stopwatch, a world clock, a calendar and notebook to write the tasks. Mobile phone is an artist and can do everything you need in your daily life.

Along with this if you like to be a spy these features will be very much in need like the camera, video camera and voice recording are some ingredients which will spice up your life.

Not only this, a mobile also has a huge capacity to store data. So you can feed the memory with music, videos, photos, games and many more things that you like. So when you are in the airport waiting for hours, surely this will be an entertaining friend and you will never be bored. You can also watch live television so that you never miss your show or match on the go.

Nevertheless, you can access the whole Internet. That means you can do your work without sitting on the computer because almost everything can be done on the mobile phone. It is like a hand-computer and will never disappoint you because it works for days.

To add to the total we have the GPS (Global Positioning System), NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, inbuilt compass and last but not the least the mobile application store like the android market place and the iOS app store where you will find millions of reasonable application which suits your need and style.

On top of it, mobile phone makers are making slimmer mobiles with good battery backup also with a faster and better processing gadget so that it makes are life much more faster and simpler. In some countries like Australia, if you have done online booking for your flight you just have to scan a unique code, which is in the form of a barcode. While boarding the barcode displayed on the phone is scanned. This eliminates the need of a paper boarding pass. In the future with the help of Near Field Communication, we can do transactions and pay money with our mobile phone. This way we can see that the mobile phone is the greatest invention of modern time

This report, an analysis on the comparison of customer satisfaction between Grahame Phone & Beanlike has been prepared to fulfill the partial requirement of ABA program. While preparing this report, I had great opportunity to have an in depth knowledge of activities, especially on the research methodology . This report brings helps to develop our understanding about formulating hypotheses, testing hypotheses. At first we collect 50 people’s person data then find out the customer of the gap ; bankrolling. Hen we comparison of the customer satisfaction. This research improves our knowledge, skills ; ability. In ABA program on the course BUS 405 Research Methodology for Business is very important things. Students know about the research. Knowledge of research not only helps one to look at the available information In sophisticated and creative ways in the fast-paced global environment that business race but this knowledge also helps In other ways. Modern technology has made research an excellent and a relatively smooth process.

Today a personal computer with a modem or any means to an internet connection places one within easy reach of knowledge of what happening in the global environment. Technology has facilitated the research process and decision making. 1. 2 Objective * To Identify the satisfaction level To Identify the average expenditure * To identify the burden level * To identify the average per minute call charge of BAL ; GAP connection to subscribers opinion * To identify ; analysis that mobile phone is playing a significant role in the economic development of Bangladesh. . 3 Methodology Methodology is very important : useful thing in a report. Methodology is a guideline system for salving a problem with specific components. Such us phases, task, Method, techniques ; tools. There are two sources of data collection: * Primary sources There are several method of collecting data : The observation method is the mostly commonly used method in studied relating to behavioral sciences. In a way we all observe things around us, but this sort observation is not is scientific observation.

Observation becomes a scientific tool and the method of data collection for the researcher when it serves a formulated research purpose is systematically planned and recorded and is subjected to checks and controls on validity band reliability. 2. Interview The interview method of collecting data involves presentation of oral – verbal stimuli and reply in terms of oral – verbal responses. This method can be used through arsenal interviews. 3.

Through questionnaires The method of collecting data by mailing the questionnaires to respondents is most extensively employed in various economic and business surveys. The merits claimed on behalf of this method are as follows: a) There is low cost even when the universe so large and is widely spread geographically b) It is free from the bias of the interviewer: answers are in respondent own words, c) Respondents have adequate time to give well thought out answers. D) Large samples can be made use of and thus the results can be made more dependable and reliable. 4. Through the schedules

This method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerators who are specially appointed for purpose. These enumerators along with schedules go to respondents put to them the questions from the Performa in the order the questions are listed and record the replies in the space meant of the same Performa. Ins certain situation schedules may be handed over the respondents and enumerators may help them in recording their answers to various questions in the said schedules.

Enumerators explain the aims and objects of the investigation and also remove the difficulties which any respondent may feel in understanding the implications of a particular question or the definition of concept of difficult terms. 5. Discussion with the officer with the officer of BAL ; GAP * Secondary sources 1. Annual report of BAL ; GAP 2. Various document s from BAL ; GAP 3. Different websites, books 4. Internal record 1. 4 Scope . This report, an analysis on the comparison of customer satisfaction between Grahame Phone ; Beanlike. T has been prepared to fulfill the partial acquirement of ABA program. While preparing this report, I had great opportunity to have an in depth knowledge of activities, especially on the research methodology . This report brings helps to develop our understanding about formulating hypotheses, testing hypotheses. At first we collect 50 people’s person data then find out the customer of the gap & bankrolling. Then we comparison of the customer satisfaction. This research improves our knowledge, skills & ability. Important things. 1. Limitation On the way of the report, an analysis on the comparison of customer satisfaction teen Grahame Phone & Beanlike, I faced the following problems, which may be termed as the limitations of the study. The major limitations of this study are given as follows I. There were some restrictions to have access to the information confidential by concern people ii. Some of the people cannot share their actual information. Iii. I have no proper experience to do this kind of report. So, inexperience creates obstacle to follow the systematic and logical research methodology.

Part: 2 Overview of the cellular phone Industry 2. 1 history of the industry Grahame phone: Gramophone, widely known as GAP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. With more than 32 million subscribers (as of June 2011) Gramophone is the largest cellular operator in the country. It is a Joint venture enterprise between Telethon and Grahame Telecoms Corporation, a non-profit sister concern of the internationally acclaimed micromanage organization and community development bank Grahame Bank. Telethon, the largest telecommunications company in Norway, owns 55. % shares of Gramophone, Grahame Telecoms owns 34. 2% and the remaining 10% is publicly held. Gramophone was the first company to introduce GSM technology in Bangladesh. It also established the first 24-hour Call Center to support its subscribers. With the slogan Stay Close, stated goal of Gramophone is to provide affordable telephony to the entire population of Bangladesh. The idea of providing universal mobile phone access throughout Bangladesh, including its rural areas, was originally conceived by Cabal Quadric, who is currently the founder and director of telegram Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT.

He was inspired by the Grahame Bank microcircuit model and envisioned a business model where a cell phone can revere as a source of income. After leaving his Job as an investment banker in the United States, Quadric traveled back to Bangladesh, after meeting and successfully raising money from New York based investor and philanthropist Joshua Mailman, and worked for three years gaining support from various organizations including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yuan’s of Grahame Bank and the Norwegian telephone company, Telephone was finally successful in forming a consortium with Telethon and Grahame Bank to establish Gramophone.

Quadric remained a shareholder of Gramophone until 2004. Gramophone received license for cellular phone operation in Bangladesh from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications on November 28, 1996. Gramophone started operations on offered a mobile-to-mobile connectivity (widely known as GAP-GAP connection), which created a lot of enthusiasm among the users. It became the first operator to reach the million subscriber milestone as well as ten million subscriber milestone in Bangladesh. November 28, 1996: Gramophone Ltd. Received cellular license by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Bangladesh.

March 26, 1997: Gramophone launched its service on the Independence Day of Bangladesh. June 1998: Gramophone started its services in Chitchatting, the second largest city and the port city of Bangladesh. Cell to cell coverage between Dacha-Chitchatting was established. 1999: Gramophone started its service in Chula, the industrial city of Bangladesh. Also cell to cell coverage between Dacha and Chula brought a number of other districts under coverage. 2000: Gramophone started its services in Rajahs, the education city of Bangladesh.

Service also started in Sylphs and Barista and thus all six divisional headquarters got the cellular network coverage for the first time Bangladesh. August 2003: Gramophone’s subscribes base has become more than one million. Gramophone became the first operator in the country to reach the million subscribers. November 2005: Gramophone registered more than 5 million subscribers. November 5, 2006: Gramophone crosses the 10 million subscriber mark after almost ten years of operation. September 20, 2007: Gramophone reaches 15 million subscribers mark.

June 2008: Gramophone reaches 20 million subscribers landmark. On the November 16, 2006 GAP formally changed its logo to match its parent company Telethon’s logo. According o GAP the new logo symbolizes trust, reliability, quality and constant progress. The name Gramophone was kept as part of the new identity because the name Gramophone carries with it all of the heritage, success and values of the company’s past, added the then CEO of Gramophone Erik As. Bankrolling: Bankrolling is the second largest cellular service provider in Bangladesh after Gramophone.

As of November, 2009, Bankrolling has a subscriber base of 12. 99 million. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rococo Telecoms. Bankrolling had 1. 03 million connections until December, 2005. The number of Bankrolling users increased by 257 per cent and stood at 3. 64 million at the end of 2006, making it the fastest growing operator in the world of that year. In August, 2006, Bankrolling became the first company to provide free incoming calls from BUTT for both postpaid and prepaid connections. On August 20, 2008, Bankrolling got past the landmark of 10 million subscriber base.

Sheep Telecoms(Pat Ltd)-after talking lots- finally was granted license in 1989 to operate in the rural areas of 199 piazzas. Later it obtained GSM license in 1996 to extend its business to cellular mobile, radio telephone services. It launched operation in the last quarter of 1997 as a Bangladesh-Malaysia Joint venture. In July, 2004, it was reported that Egypt based Rococo Telecoms is set to purchase the Malaysian stakes in Sheep Telecoms through a hush-hush deal, as Sheep had failed to tap the business potentials in Bangladesh mainly due to a chronic feud between its Malaysian and Bangladesh partners.

An agreement was reached with Rococo worth IIS$25 million was finalized in secret. The pact has been kept secret for legal reasons, considering dealing was the Joint venture agreement between the Bangladesh and the Malaysian ratters, which dictates that if any party sells its Sheep shares, the other party will enjoy the first right to buy that. Integrated Services Ltd. (SSL), the Bangladesh partner, was being ‘officially shown as purchasing the shares held by Technology Resources Industries URI) of Malaysia for $15 million.

SSL then paid another $10 million to Standard Chartered Bank to settle Saba’s liabilities. In September, 2004, Rococo Telecoms Holdings purchased 100% of the shares of Sheep Telecoms (Pat. ) Limited (“Sheep”). It was acquired for IIS$60 million. Sheep had a base of 59,000 users, of whom 49,000 were regular when it was sold. Afterward it was re-branded and launched its services under the “Bankrolling” brand on February 10, 2005. Bankrolling;s license is a nationwide 15-year GSM license and will expire in November, 2011. In March, 2008, Sheep Telecoms (Pat. Limited changed its name as Rococo Telecoms Bangladesh Limited, matching its parent company name 2. 2 mission & vision of the companies Mission & vision of GAP: The gramophone Ltd aims at providing reliable, widespread, convenient mobile and cast effective telephone services to the people in Bangladesh irrespective of where they live. Such services will also help Bangladesh keep pace with other entries including those in south Africa region and reduce her existing disparity in telecoms services between urban & rural area. To be leading provider of telecommunication services with satisfied customers and share holder and enthusiastic employees. ” Mission & vision of BAL: Bankrolling aims to understand peoples’ needs best and develop appropriate communication services to improve peoples’ life and make it simple. All our work is aimed towards meeting our vision. All members of the bankrolling family are highly passionate individuals, fully committed to achieving the vision that we have set ourselves. Our customers’ needs matter most to us- making their life simple and improving it is all we want.

To ensure our vision is achieved, we have set ourselves a few values, we want to be: Straight Forward, Reliable, Innovative, Passionate. All the bankrolling family members have one thing in common- a passion to serve. We want to go that extra mile, so that you can have the best possible service. Limiting in the future of Bangladesh. 2. 3 Market invention Market invention of GAP: According to Gramophone, it has so far invested more than BAT 10,700 core (USED 1. 6 billion) to build the network infrastructure since 1997.

It has invested over BAT 3,100 core (USED 450 million) during the first three quarters of 2007 while BAT 2,100 core (USED 310 million) was invested in 2006 alone. Gramophone has built the largest cellular network in the country with over 10,000 base stations in more than 5700 locations. Presently, nearly 98 percent of the country’s population is within the coverage area of the Gramophone network. The entire Gramophone network is also EDGE/GAPS enabled, allowing access to dial-up quality speed Internet and data services from anywhere within the coverage area. There are currently nearly 3 million

EDGE/GAPS users in the Gramophone network. Market invention of bal: Bankrolling offers a wide range of products and services to suit the needs of the dedicated enterprise relationship manager who provides them with personalized customer care round the clock. Other benefits of enterprise include customized packages with attractive call charges and connection price, enterprise SMS broadcast, enterprise short code, international roaming, missed call alerts, free voice mail retrieval, fax and data service, call conferencing, special offer for family members and many more. It was first launched in December, 2006.

The current packages are: * enterprise corporate; targeted at the corporate segment * enterprise SEEM; targeted at the SEEM segment * enterprise personal Prior to the launch of Bankrolling enterprise, Bankrolling served the business clientele through a similar platform named Bankrolling professional. 2. 4: Products Description: Gramophone was the first operator to introduce the pre-paid mobile phone service in Bangladesh in September 1999. It offers the pre-paid subscription under the name Easy Prepaid which is currently called “shoji ,Bond ,Upon, smile, sponsor, Business Solution prepaid”.

Besides shoji, Bond, Upon, smile, sponsor, Business Solution, Gramophone also offers a youth based mobile to mobile connectivity within Bangladesh named deduce. Gramophone also offers postpaid mobile service. Explore Postpaid is the name of its post paid service. Internet: Gramophone provides internet service in its coverage area. As it has EDGE/GAPS enabled network, any subscriber can access to internet through this network. Gramophone was the first mobile operator in Bangladesh to offer EDGE services to its subscribers. Bill Pay: A service to enable users to pay their utility bills Electricity/Gas through mobile.

Cell Bazaar : Services to enable users sell or buy products through mobile or internet. Various other services like Stock Information, Instant Messaging, SMS Based Alerts/ Services, Voice-based Services, Downloads, Music, Cricket Updates, Web SMS, Mobile Backup etc. Bankrolling currently offers two prepaid plans. All the prepaid plans come in two phases-?Standard and MM. All connections provide GAPS to subscribers. Des, with the slogan Eek Des Eek Rate! (means one country one rate! ), is one of the cheapest prepaid plans in the country by tariff. Users of Des can call any mobile operator at 0. Take during 12 AM to 5 PM. It also has three Fan numbers. Des was launched on September 14, 2006. Des rang is launched as a brand extension to enrich the brand of Des. Rang is a Bengali word which means color. It is introduced with the catch phrase-?Ranging Din Pan Jawbone (misdemeanors your life. ). This package is beneficial for customers who mainly make calls to their own network and are heavy SMS users. It offers four on-net Fan numbers, but no off-net Fan number. Regular prepaid was the first package Bankrolling had to offer. It is currently unavailable in the market. Ladies, first! Tit the slogan Shampooer Network (means network of relationships), was tailored for women. It was launched on September 3, 2005. It had introduced 1 second pulse for the first time in the prepaid market. It offered four Fan numbers. It is currently unavailable in the market. Be linked! Was launched on November 16, 2005. It was later taken over by Des package as all thebe linked! Customers were automatically migrated to Des. Currently there are three postpaid plans from which is a subset of much larger Bankrolling enterprise. All packages come with T&T local, NOD KIDS and e-KIDS connectivity.

Part: 3 Research Methodologies . 1 Review of literature * To demonstrate a familiarly with a body of knowledge and establish credibility. * To know the path of prior research and how a current research project link to it. To integrate and summarize what is known in an area. * To learn from others and stimulate new ideas. * Identification of variables. * Helps in developing theoretical framework. 3. 2 Determining Variables Simply defined, variable is a concept that varies. The values can differ at various times for the same object or person, or at the same time for different object or persons. There are two types of concepts.

These are: Concept refers to a fixed phenomenon * Concepts that those varies in quantity, Intensity or amount The 2nd type of concept and measure of concept are variable. Because variable represents a quality that can exhibit difference in value, usually magnitude or strength, it may be said that a variable generally is anything that may assume different numerical or categorical values. For example: * Gender(male, female) * Marital status (Married, Unmarried ,widowed ,Divorced) * Family income * Attitude toward women empowerment(highly favorable-highly unfavorable) There are several types of Variables.

There are: Dependent Variable * Independent Variable * Continuous Variable * Discontinuous Variable * Moderating Variable * Intervening Variables * Extraneous Variables * Relationship Among Variables 3. 3 Constructing theoretical framework The theoretical framework is the foundation on which the entire research project is based. It I logically developed, described and elaborated network of associations among the variable deemed relevant to the problem situation and identified through such processes as interviews, Observation and literature survey. Experience and intuition also guide in developing the theoretical framework.

The components of the theoretical framework: 1 . The variables considered relevant to the study should be clearly identified and labeled in the discussions 2. The discussions should state how two or more variables are related to one another This should be dome for the important direction of the relationships can be theorized on the basis of the finding s of previous research, then there should be an indication in the discussions as to whether the relationships would be positive or negative. 4. There should be a clear explanation of why we would expect these relationships to exist.