DIGICEL PLEDGES F$50,000 FREE CREDIT TO CUSTOMERS TO HELP WITH RECOVERY FOLLOWING CYCLONE TOMAS
March 19th 2010 - DIGICEL PLEDGES F$50,000 FREE CREDIT TO CUSTOMERSContact:
Peni Tawake
Public Relations Manager
Mobile: +679 701 9894
DIGICEL PLEDGES F$50,000 FREE CREDIT TO CUSTOMERS
TO HELP WITH RECOVERY FOLLOWING CYCLONE TOMAS
Digicel works to ensure customers stay in touch with loved ones
Friday, 19th March, 2010 Fiji: Digicel has moved to help with the recovery from the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Tomas, by sending free credit to prepay customers in the severely affected areas of Vanua Levu, Taveuni and the Lau Group.
The free credit, valued at over F$50,000 will ensure that all Digicel prepaid customers in these areas can keep in touch with loved ones. Customers in these areas will receive $5 free Digicel – Digicel credit.
Digicel has also launched its “Help Fiji” appeal and has urged all Digicel postpay and prepay customers to donate to relief efforts by DISMAC to communities most affected by TC Tomas. Customers may donate by texting “Help Fiji’ to 4343, all proceeds will go towards DISMAC relief efforts. Texts cost $1 VIP for prepay customers and $0.88 VEP for postpay customers.
Digicel Fiji CEO, Matt Davey said, “At this difficult time it is critical that people can communicate with their families and loved ones and, where necessary, with the Emergency Services. This Digicel free credit initiative is aimed at going some way to help alleviate the distress and damage experienced across the Northern and Eastern parts Fiji, over the last weekend.”
“Our thoughts are with our customers and all those affected by TC Tomas; our focus now is to ensure that our network continues to offer the highest standard of mobile service, despite the high winds we experienced this last weekend.”
Digicel crews, with helicopter support, have been working throughout the week to ensure mobile communications are available to all Digicel customers.
Note: Free credit is valid until midnight, Thursday 25 March 2010.
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Since its launch in the South Pacific in November 2006, Digicel has become the fastest-growing mobile operator in the Pacific, with current operations in Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Nauru.
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