Three year plan began in 2003 or as early as 2002, based on the original letter to shareholders. Year one was finished by August 2003, Year 2 would have been 2004, Year 3 would have 2005, we are now celebrating the anniversary of Year 4, and beginning Year 5.
Its funny to read all these old letters, when Mr. Huff promises us things - like this :
Another exciting venture for GTEL is the Magic Money Card, which allows credit/debit card transactions and prepaid calling. Since our announcement that the technology has finished the testing process and the product/service is ready for release, we have been literally bombarded with companies desiring access to the platform. Over the next 30 days, we will be announcing the agreements and contracts with companies and partners in Mexico, Poland, Australia, China and Brazil. With the money remittance feature and the prepaid calling combined into one card, this offers the ability and potential to dwarf our previous projections for a predominately telecom related business. The Magic Money Card is to be distributed in the United States beginning October 1, 2003.
Anyway here is the link if you want to look at the origins of "the three year plan" - which was not a new concept at the time of this letter, but known to longs who were involved in the old GTEL FAQ (remember that longs?)