By Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom
Friday 15 August 2014
Qatari operator enables users to top up from as little as €0.76 (Rp 11,879) as its mobile services go live.
Ooredoo announced the official launch of mobile services in Myanmar, introducing a number of low-cost top-up and Internet access options.
An Ooredoo SIM card costs 1,500 kyats (€1.13 , Rp 13,422) and customers are able to top up in amounts as low as MMK1,000 (€0.76, Rp 11,879). Top-up vouchers are available at 30,000 locations in Myanmar, Ooredoo said.
It is also offering a series of starter plans to help customers get online.
Its mobile Internet bundles start at MMK500 (€0.38, Rp 5,940 ) per day and include what it describes as "a Facebook bonus", which presumably gives users free or lower-priced access to Facebook.
The telco also offers Chat Packs at MMK100 (€0.08, Rp 1,250 ) per day, which enable customers to "chat online non-stop".
The company is also talking up the availability of the Samsung Galaxy V, which it is offering for a promotional price with a bundle of voice minutes, SMS and data.
