Etisalat reaching 3m subscribers
Indunil HEWAGE
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Dumindra Ratnayaka
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Low mobile call charges introduced by the Telecommunications
Regulatory Commission will create a healthy environment for operators in
the telephone sphere to conduct their business successfully while
providing immense benefits to customers. Etisalat Lanka Director CEO
Dumindra Ratnayaka said Etisalat is recording nearly 3 million
subscribers now and company’s subscriber base has increased by 600,000
within this year.
Etisalat is also planning to set up 515 new 3G stations in many parts
in the country shortly. It will provide all facilities for customers
such as internet, mobile TV, high speed browsing among others.
He said currently there are nine operators in the telephone industry
covering 20 million people in the country.
The company is committed to bring the best product and services to
customers and hopes to provide country’s widest coverage and innovative
technology in the near future.
“There is extreme competition in the telephonic sphere and we will be
able to attract a number of customers by offering quality network and
qualitative products at the right time and it’s vital to have sound
infrastructure facilities to boost the country’s economy and we are
bound to assist the development drive in the country”, he said.
“When compared to other regions, Sri Lankan customers are able to get
a mobile call for Rs 1 or Rs 2 and it is extremely low,” Ratnayaka said.
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