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L-r: Mr. Nitin Annand, Mr. Inusa Bello & Mr. Rajan Swaroop
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Speaking
during the launch, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Rajan Swaroop
said the occasion heralds a significant step to extend Airtel network capacity
and quality.
He
also said that the roll-out of 3.75 Generation (3G) services in Lagos, makes
the service available across the 36 States in the country and the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja.
“With
the pan-Nigeria launch of 3.75 services, the company is set to boost customers’
experience with high speed mobile broadband and internet access, empowering
telecoms consumers to watch live TV, download music, make video calls as well
as send and receive emails using enabled devices,” he said.
Swaroop
explained that the latest on Airtel service offering is riding on the strength
of the 3.75G network, which comes with 50 per cent bonus offer on purchase of
any of its data plan bundles; free 2GB on purchase of data dongle and a free
one month subscription for BlackBerry users who activate a two-month plan.
Additionally,
he said, new customers on the network would enjoy a bonus N100 airtime on any
recharge from N100 and above, plus complimentary 10MB data valid for seven
days.
Airtel,
he said, has again raised the bar in its quest to delight Nigerians with more
innovative and affordable telecoms offerings, stressing that the latest
innovation is timely and a direct response to the yearnings of
telecommunications consumers across the globe and especially in Nigeria; where
technological advancement is moving with the speed of light in line with global
trends.
He
pointed out that today, Airtel is the only operator with five different
channels for data bundle activation and its 3.75G capacity is up to 42
megabytes per seconds.
“This
is in sync with the commitment we made to Nigerians on commencement of
operation not too long ago, that we shall provide our customers with mobile
telecommunications services that will be innovative, affordable, delightful and
impactful regardless of our customers’ class, social status or income level,”
he said.
Airtel,
the Managing Director said, would continue to live by its commitment to
becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians.
Equally
speaking, the chief sales officer, Mr. Inusa Bello informed that to activate
and experience the Airtel 3.75G data speed transmission, customers are advised
to send a preferred product code via Short Messaging Service (SMS) to 141 or
dial *141*1# on their mobile device.
Customers,
he said, could also activate data bundle plans via My Airtel My Offer (MAMO)
toll-free Interactive Voice Response on 141, while those who prefer the WAP or
WEB route option could activate through Airtellive.com and
selfcare.ng.airtel.com, respectively. Remmy Nweke
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