NuevaTel PCS introduces top-up promotion (Bolivia)
Bolivian operator NuevaTel PCS, which operates under the Viva brand, has launched a top-up promotion for its prepaid customers.
Users who recharge their mobile account by March 31 will be given double the amount of airtime included on the top-up card. Users can use the bonus airtime for national and international calls, as well as national SMS and value-added services.
Freephone2phone Announces Unlimited, Free 10-Minute Long Distance and International Calls to Over 50 Countries
Americans can now picks up their landline and mobile phones and call most telephones in the world for free. Based on the success of its public beta, Freephone2phone, Inc. (http://freephone2phone.com) has increased its service offer so any US resident can make unlimited, free 10-minute calls in the US and to telephones in over 50 countries. Unlike Skype, Vonage, Google Voice or magicJack, no sign up is required, neither is computer access or any special equipment. Freephone2phone pays for its calls with a 10-second ad played prior to each call connection. To use Freephone2phone, you simply:
- pick up your landline or mobile phone
- dial a local access number
- listen to one or two ten-second ads
- Then make free, unlimited calls up to 10 minutes to landlines (and some mobiles) in over 50 countries.
There are three billion phone calls a day in the US, paid for on a bundled or per call basis. Freephone2phone has opened up free calling for this market. Prior to Freephone2phone’s offer, free calling was primarily restricted to computer-to-computer voice connections through software supplied by internet telephony providers. With Skype or Google Voice, for example, you cannot pick up your landline or mobile phone to make free international calls. Freephone2phone has changed the notion of what “free calling” means. You can now pick up your everyday phone, save money and call the world.
On its web site, Freephone2phone publishes over 160 local access numbers to immediately place calls from cities throughout the United States. To learn more and to find your local access number to place calls immediately, please visit Freephone2phone.com.
About Freephone2phone
Freephone2phone is an ad-sponsored telecom provider. It’s based in New York City and has a management team with extensive experience in the media, advertising and telecom sectors. For more information, please visit Freephone2phone.com.
Sri Lanka to impose a new tax on international calls
Sri Lanka has imposed new taxes on telecommunication including a 20% tax removing some of the existing ones, a regulatory license fee equal to 2% of revenues and has also imposed a new tax on international calls.
The government has removed valued added tax from telecoms and made it an exempt industry, further complicating the regime.
According to the government speech, imports of high tech telecom equipment will not be charged VAT. The government has also imposed a 2 rupee a minute new tax on outgoing calls. The 20% fee replaces VAT, a nation building levy, a mobile subscriber levy and an economic service charge.
According to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, from July 2011 the minimum call rate of 2.0 rupees a minute will be reduced to 1.50. He had asked the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to regulate the broadband costs in order to increase broadband penetration.
Vodafone introduces Freedom Account with monthly limit plan (Qatar)
Vodafone Qatar has introduced Freedom Accounts with a Monthly Limit. Freedom Accounts with a Monthly Limit give customers the ability to stay in control of what they spend each month by selecting their monthly limit plan.
This plans will help customers as there would be no hidden cost for customers who choose a monthly limit as they have a new plan added to their Freedom Account every month (30-day period) – and if they need more credit they can simply load a new prepaid Red plan. Freedom Accounts with Monthly Limit plans start from US$5.49 per month.
Freedom Accounts will offer customers great value, flexibility, and put them in control with benefits including: Great Savings wherein users can save up to 35% savings on all services – local and international calls, roaming, data, SMS and MMS. Plus users who will be registered on a Freedom Account will receive free Vodafone minutes. The bigger the plan the more free minutes they get. It will also offer the ultimate in flexibility, with no rules about how customers spend their credit. In addition to Freedom Accounts with a Monthly Limit, Freedom Accounts are also available with No Limits. A Freedom Account with No Limits means that a new plan is automatically added to the customers Freedom Account as soon as their previous plan is finished (or every 30 days, if the plan is not finished). Freedom Accounts with No Limits ensure that customers are always connected.
According to Cindy Moussa, Head of Consumer Marketing, Vodafone Qatar, Freedom Accounts with a Monthly Limit and No Limits give customers fantastic value with up to 35% savings. This saving applies across all services the customer uses. In addition to this saving all customers get great Vodafone to Vodafone minutes for FREE to use in the ever-growing Vodafone community. Freedom Accounts are a great offer for all customers who want flexibility and control with great value.
According to Dione Meyer, Marketing Manager, Vodafone Qatar, there’s never been a better time to choose a Vodafone Freedom Account, with great value local and international calls, free mobile Facebook and an extensive choice of exclusive mobiles to choose from including the iPhone 4.
Tata to buy stake in SA telecom firm
India’s Tata group is picking up a 26% stake in InfraCo, a new South African telecommunication company, a news report said on Tuesday.
InfraCo will offer long-distance telephone services and will build and operate marine telecom infrastructure.
InfraCo will require an investment of about $350-million to launch its operations, of which the Indian business conglomerate will invest $60-million through its international calls provider Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), the Economic Times reported quoting sources.
The South African government has decided to provide $225-million while the remainder will be funded through debt
The deal is the Tata group’s second telecom venture in South Africa.
Last year, VSNL picked up a 26% stake in a secondary network operator telecom which has a licence to provide all telecom services except mobile telephony.
Source- http://www.mg.co.za
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