Dialog offers free breaking news alerts from Reuters

NEW OFFER: Dialog Telekom now offers the network’s subscribers the opportunity to receive breaking news alerts from Reuters news service direct to their mobile phones.

Under the deal, Reuters will supply its premier media news content to Dialog Telekom, and the service will provide factual, up-to-the-minute updates on local news stories. All subscribers on the Dialog network can register to receive the news alerts which are offered free of charge.

To register, subscribers must type NEWS and send the message to 7777. The service will be activated on July 8, 2007.

General Manager Sales and Marketing, Dialog Telekom Naushad Perera said, “The Breaking News Alert service will provide our customers with credible and unbiased coverage of local events as they unfold.

This is an amazing advantage since the news will come direct to our customers while they are on the move, so they need never worry about being uninformed or unaware of what is taking place around them.