www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Warid Telecom (Bangladesh) whose 70% stake was acquired by Indian telco Bharti Airtel will be renamed Airtel Bangla Ltd and will be operational under this name by the end of this month.

The acquisition has been approved by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) while the investments plan has been submitted under which Bharti is set to pay off Warid’s debts of BDT2.3 billion (USD33 million) to local financial institutions along with massive network expansion under an initial BDT21 billion budget.

According to the BTRC, Warid telecom launched in May, 2007 signed up almost three million subscribers by end-December 2009.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone Romania has widened it’s prepay service offerings. The subscribers who subscribe to the Cartela Vodafone (Vodafone Card) prepay service can opt for their new or existing number in order receive a bonus of 100 free minutes at service activation, as well as 100 free minutes for lifetime at each card top-up.
The bonus minutes are applicable for 30 days and can be used exclusively for calls between the two numbers. Subscriber will receive same bonuses after they activate the Vodafone – Prietenii Mei (‘Vodafone My Friends’) prepay card, which includes two consecutive numbers.
The customers can also subscribe to the new offering by Vodafone i.e. the Optiunea pentru Doi (Option for Two) service for EUR 6 per month, targeting paired numbers. Paired subscribers who activate this extra option will enjoy 600 minutes for on-net calls, 600 SMS and 20 minutes for national and international calls to be used on both numbers.
Vodafone also launches a mobile broadband promotion for new Vodafone Card prepay users, offering them one month of mobile internet service free of charge.
Furthermore, Vodafone has introduced two new prepaid packages, each offering two mobile phones and two favourite numbers. Users can take up the Pachetul in Doi Nokia 1209 (Package in Two) for RON 249 (VAT included), or the Pachetul in Doi Vodafone 527 for RON 444.