Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading communications services provider, has announced great reductions for IDD (International Direct Dial) calls made through SimSim lines to many destinations.
The reduced rates apply to all IDD calls made from mobile phones using SimSim services to UK (50 fils/min), USA (25 fils/min), India (17 fils/min), Pakistan (50fils/min), Sri Lanka (55 fils/min), Bangladesh (21 fils/min), Indonesia (30 fils/min), Nepal (49 fils/min), Thailand (20 fils/min) and Philippines (56 fils/min). The call rates are charged per second and are not applicable to SimSim O-net services.
“SimSim services offer a very convenient means of communication that enables customers of all SimSim packages except O-net packages to make international calls directly from their mobile phones at anytime around the clock,” said Batelco Group General Manager Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi.
There are also many more great advantages that benefit Batelco’s SimSim customers including:-
• Unlimited weekly calls for 900 fils - Send AW to 4554
• Unlimited monthly calls for BD4 - Send AM to 4554
• Unlimited Data for BD3 - Send RU3 to 4554
• Free calls every day from 12am to 6am for all SimSim subscribers without subscription
• Free calls all day on Fridays for all SimSim subscribers without subscription.
The unlimited and free calls offers are from Batelco to Batelco lines only.
Batelco’s SimSim refill vouchers can be purchased from supermarkets, cold stores and authorized resellers all over the Kingdom of Bahrain and are available in BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD10, BD20 and BD30 denominations.
SimSim refill vouchers can also be purchased by sending (SimSim BDx) to 4554 from any postpaid line – for example to buy a BD5 voucher customers may send the text Simsim BD5 to 4554. The cost for the voucher will appear on the customer’s next bill. Furthermore, Batelco’s eServices customers can purchase SimSim credit online to be applied to any Batelco prepaid line of their choice.
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This press release has been issued by Batelco Corporate Affairs department.
For further information, please contact Batelco Public Relations Office
Public.Relations@btc.com.bh / Fax +973 17611898
About Batelco
Batelco Group, listed on the Bahrain Bourse, is the leading integrated communications’ provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a company of reference among the region’s key telecommunications players for innovation and customer experience.
Batelco serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive environment in the Middle East region. It delivers cutting-edge fixed and wireless telecommunications services to its customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Egypt.
The Batelco Group of companies offers end-to-end telecommunications solutions for its residential, business and government customers in Bahrain on Next Generation, all IP fixed and 3.75G wireless networks, MPLS based regional data solutions and, GSM mobile and WiMax broadband services across the countries in which it operates.
Source: www.btc.com.bh
