According to MTN, its community phone is a new service that
is designed to allow individuals in remote locations such as
schools to use the MTN network to make and receive calls.
It also provides these individuals with a phone number and
an MTN identity and the opportunity to access MTN's value
added services and limitless opportunities.
MTN said through the community phone service, individuals
who could not afford to buy their own personal handsets are
allowed to enjoy MTN mobile services.
The community phone service consists of a special community
payphone and SIM that allows these customers access MTN's
voice, SMS and value added services.
Community phone SIM cards and the special recharge cards
will be supplied to enable would-be subscribers to access
the service and without a handset people in rural areas can
access the MTN network wherever there is an MTN community
payphone available
MTN said calls can be made and sent with the special
recharge cards on the payphones as well as sending and
receiving SMS on the MTN network.
“This facility also makes it possible to receive into and
retrieve voice calls from your own voicemail message service
and also recharge an MTN prepaid account using a special MTN
Community Phone recharge voucher.”
MTN said the introduction of the community phone and other
services was a result of its drive to provide subscribers
with a range of innovative world class telecommunication
services.
GNA
