Introduction Telecommunications in Myanmar is several steps behind most developed South East Asian countries. While in 2013 the teledensity (telecom subscribers per 100 inhabitants) for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia and Srilanka was 71, 70, 67, 138, 122 and 95 respectively, it was only 13 for Myanmar (The World Bank Data, 2014)1. There is only one government telecom service provider MPT (Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications) as of now and till 2013 only a small percentage (10.3%) of the population had mobile connections (MCPT, 2013)2. However, the situation on the ground is changing and the mobile phone industry and availability of SIM cards in Myanmar are in a state of flux. The two new telecom operators Telenor and Ooredo networks being rolled-out in Myanmar in August, 2014 can be expected to fulfill the basic (voice, SMS) connectivity needs of citizens, and bring economic and social benefits. But past research3shows that value added services (beyond basic voice) have the potential to drive real change, especially to the poor, as seen with the developments in m-government, m-agriculture in other developing countries. 1 The World Bank Data (2014). Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Retrrived from the website available on http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.CEL.SETS.P2/countries/MM-IN?display=default. 2 Ministry of Communications, Post and Telegraphs (2013). Retreived from the website available on www.mcpt.gov.mm 3 CKS. (2006). Mobile Development Report. Retreived from the website available on http://cks.in/wp content/uploads/2012/10/mobiledevelopmentreport.pdf 3