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Etisalat introduces new 
discounted calling plan

ABU DHABI — Etisalat on Tuesday announced a new international-calling ‘Wasel Homeland’ plan for its Wasel prepaid mobile customers, offering them discounted rate of 99 fils per minute for calling selected Asian countries.

20:58:46Under the new plan, Wasel customers can fully enjoy the discount while calling India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Philippines anytime during special off-peak hours from 5pm to 9am, Saturday to Thursday, throughout the day on Friday and public holidays.

Under the plan, all local calls will be charged at 35 fils/min for the first minute and a flat day rate of 30 fils/min from the second minute onwards.

“The new Wasel Homeland plan is in line with our strategy to provide additional value to our customers, by enabling them to save more while conveniently reaching out to their family and friends in their home countries, on a more frequent basis,” Khalifa Al Shamsi, Senior Vice-President, Marketing, Etisalat said.

“This plan not only provides tremendous value to our Wasel prepaid customers, but also enables them to take advantage of these attractive rates on Etisalat’s high-quality network that covers the entire nation. Furthermore, customers can now pick and choose from various “value” options provided by Etisalat, such as Super Off-Peak plan, Favorite Country plan, Global Friends & Family plan, and now the Wasel Homeland plan, thereby providing customised options based on their diverse requirements,” Al Shamsi said.

On extended off-peak hours, Al Shamsi said, “Our customers can call their families at more convenient hours of the day, not worrying about the time differences between the UAE and Asian countries. At the same time, it gives them the flexibility and peace of mind from knowing that they can talk for longer and at more attractive rates.”

Wasel prepaid customers who are interested in opting for remarkable international calling rates to all global destinations, outside of the four Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Philippines) covered in the Wasel Homeland plan, can do so by subscribing to Etisalat’s Super Off-Peak plan. It allows customers to enjoy a discount of an extra 60 per cent on international calls, providing them with attractive rates of as low as 55 fils and 76 fils per minute for the most frequently called destinations made during the Super Off-Peak hours from 11pm -7am every day.

Starting from November 15, 2010, all local calls made between mobile and fixed-line, and from mobile to mobile, will be charged at 30fils/minute all day long. Customers not subscribed to any of Etisalat’s international calling plans such as Super Off-Peak, Favorite Country Plan or any other plan, will continue to enjoy off-peak rates on international calling, during off-peak hours between 9pm to 7am.

As per the simplified structure across Etisalat’s product portfolio, customers subscribed to Super Off-Peak plan can take advantage of afternoon off-peak rates from 2pm-4pm and 9pm-11pm, enjoying extra 45 per ceng on fixed-line, 40 per cent on GSM post-paid and 35 per ceng on Wasel prepaid subscriptions. It also entitles them to a 60 per ceng discount on such calls made from 11pm to 7 am on all days. Business customers can enjoy off-peak rates throughout the day by choosing the Business 24/7 plan.—