Mobitel celebrates third anniversary of ‘Upahara’

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The national mobile service provider Mobitel will be rewarding three privileged Upahara customers with houses worth Rs. 4 million each, in celebrating the third year anniversary of the launch of Upahara in 2008. The Upahara package was specially designed for State sector employees and pensioners in recognition of their vital service to the nation and provides its users with many exclusive benefits that are unparalleled within the industry.

All Upahara customers who have their mobile connections active during the month of December will be eligible for this draw. Additionally, Mobitel registered customers with active connections should have their bills settled of all outstanding payments by December 2011.

With the launch of the Upahara package in 2008, Mobitel provided the State sector employees, pensioners and clergy with unique offerings that were unparalleled in the telecommunications industry. State sector employees have contributed immensely towards the welfare of the country in their respective fields and are considered a valuable asset to the nation as a whole. As a result, with the objective of acknowledging their valuable service, Mobitel introduced the revolutionary Upahara package. For the first time in the mobile service industry, as part of the Upahara package, Mobitel enabled its customers to make outgoing calls to other Mobitel lines and fixed lines completely free of charge daily from midnight to 6 p.m. In addition to this incredible offer, Mobitel’s value added services such as 3G, video calls, GPRS, CLI, IDD, missed call alerts, WAP, SMS were offered without any activation fee or a monthly rental fee. As a result of these unique benefits that were inclusive in the Upahara package, it soon became a highly valued and popular mobile package among the state sector employees, pensioners and clergy in the country. As a customer centric brand that is consistently upgrading its services and facilities for the betterment of its customers and the nation, Mobitel has time and time again proved its prowess as a leader in the industry. Keeping in line with the company brand promise ‘We care. Always’ and creating a revolution once again with Upahara, Mobitel is proud be able to contribute and reward its valued customers with three houses at the end of the draw.

About Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the National Mobile Service Provider and the official sponsor of the national cricket team, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom. In January 2004, the company launched its fully-fledged 2.5G GSM network that is EDGE/GPRS enabled and designed to operate on dual band. In December 2007, the company launched its 3.5G HSPA network—the first Super 3.5G network in South Asia. Further, Mobitel successfully demonstrated HSPA + MIMO technology with down link speed up to 28.8 Mbps and carried out successful trial of 4G/LTE technology with downlink speed exceeding 96 Mbps, for the first time in the South Asian region. Investments committed to date in the 2.5G/3.5G/4G networks and service offering amounts to over US$400 mn. Mobitel’s customer care can be reached by dialing 1717 from any network in Sri Lanka. For more information visit www.mobitel.lk