Trade Chronicle Sep - Oct - 2020 issue

TRADE CHRONICLE
Telecommunication News
Ufone offers lowest data roaming
rates for Saudi Arabia
and UAE
Ufone has introduced the lowest ever
data roaming rate for Saudi Arabia and
UAE. Data roaming offer will now be
available for as low as 4 Paisa per
10Kb mean approx. Rs 4/MB. This
allows one to remain connected with
their loved ones without worrying
about high connectivity charges.
By using the same prepaid number,
customers in Saudi Arabia and UAE
can enjoy seamless services at
affordable prices. Subscribers only
have to dial *506# free of cost for
data roaming service activation. The
roaming services will allow customers
to use all social applications including
Whatsapp, Facebook, IMO and Skype
without any restrictions.
The offer is available to customers
round the clock and there is no time
Zong4G customers can
now reload and apply data
bundles from Finja app
Pakistan’s leading connectivity partner,
Zong 4G, has joined hands with the newage
fin-tech company, Finja, to facilitate
customers in purchasing Zong 4G’s
airtime as well as their favourite data
bundles on the move using the Finja
mobile app.
The collaboration is an extension of
Zong’s efforts to create customercentric
solutions and strengthen
the ICT-powered digital ecosystem
that the company has built since its
inception. Being Pakistan’s No.1 data
and communications network, Zong
4G is cognizant of the fast-evolving
needs of today’s digital citizens and
is capitalizing on innovation and new
technologies to deliver cutting-edge
products and services.
“Zong is a customer-centric company
that shares its digital inclusion and
digitalization goals with Pakistan’s national
agenda,” said Zong spokesperson. “All
limit attached to it neither
does it bind customers to
one platform only With travel
resuming all over the world,
the international data traffic
has once again seen a surge.
Owing to greater customer needs,
Ufone revised the rates of its roaming
standard PAYG data in Saudi Arabia and
UAE so customers can avoid high and
unpredictable data charges.
The new roaming plans are built on
affordability and convenience. The
Pakistani telecom company has ensured
of our products and service centers
focus on serving the Pakistani
masses with industry-leading,
innovative connectivity solutions. This
partnership with Finja also reflects our
ambition for a Digital Pakistan as we
facilitate seamless connectivity for today’s
fast evolving digital lifestyle,” she added.
Finja mobile app is a one-stop digital
platform for businesses, merchants, and
consumers that recently received a green
signal from the State Bank of Pakistan for
a commercial pilot. The partnership with
Pakistan’s telecom giant Zong 4G makes
Finja the first non-banking entity in the
country to own a consumer-facing brand
geared to solicit deposit and to plug into
that customers remain satisfied and can
enjoy complete convenience in transit
without getting to have any bill shocks.
With this offer, Ufone has once again
reaffirmed that customer convenience
and ease is a priority for the company.
Ufone is constantly striving to facilitate its
customers and is diligently working
to stay true to its slogan “Tum hi tou
ho.”
The offer can also be availed by
dialing Ufone Customer Helpline
333 (In Pakistan) and Ufone IR
Help Desk +92-333-5100038
(Outside Pakistan only). Standard
Ufone Voice Outgoing Roaming
charges apply on calling IR Help
Desk. Another option for customers
to avail the offer is to visit nearest
Ufone franchise, Service Centre or PTCL
Joint Shop.
For terms and conditions customers can
visit the link https://ufonecloud.syntracx.
com/international-roaming/ or dial
helpline 333.
the country’s payment plumbing.
“This is a great use-case and a valueadded
benefit for our users allowing them
to enjoy fast connectivity, wherever they
are.” shared Finja spokesperson while
commenting on the development.
Zong 4G has led Pakistan’s digital
transformation for many years now.
Playing the role of a frontrunner in
digital innovation, Zong has many
industry-first initiatives to its credit.
From the launch of Pakistan’s first 4G
network to the first successful 5G trial
in the country, Zong 4G’s presence in
Pakistan is full of transformative and
future-shaping measures.
Besides many other accolades that
the company has won over the years,
Zong 4G’s network superiority was
recently recognized by Opensignal – an
independent global standard for analyzing
consumer mobile experience – which
ranked Zong the best in top five service
areas that include Video Experience,
Download Speed Experience, Upload
Speed Experience, 4G Availability, and
4G Coverage Experience.
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