Mobile telecommunications service provider and Nigerian National Carrier, Globacom has dropped the cost of making international calls to as low as 10k per second, the lowest in the country.
Globacom on Thursday announced a new regime of International Direct Dialling (IDD) packs, which has now made it possible for prepaid subscribers on the network to call top international destinations like the United States of America, United Kingdom, India and China at the most affordable rates.
One of the new packs is called Combo Pack 1, which comes at a rental rate of N100 with bundled airtime of N100 and a call rate of 14k per second to United States, Canada, India, China and United Kingdom (Fixed lines only). The package comes with 7 days validity for the bundled airtime. Globacom urged subscribers who wish to opt for this option to dial *170*23# to enjoy the low rate.
Combo Pack 2 has a 15-day validity for the bundled airtime at a rental rate of N200 with bundled airtime of N200 and a call rate of 13k per second for calls to United States, Canada, India, China and fixed lines only in the United Kingdom. The network advised subscribers who prefer this option to dial *170*24# for the Pack.
The Combo Pack 3 has a rental rate of N500 with N500 bundled airtime, while calls to United States, Canada, India, China and United Kingdom (Fixed lines only) are fixed at 10k per second. It has 30 days validity for the bundled airtime. Globacom asked subscribers to dial *170*25# to utilize the rock-bottom tariff.
Speaking on the offer, the Chief Commercial Director, Globacom, Mr. Ajay Mathur, said the company was delighted to launch the Combo IDD Packs as they offered customers attractive rates to call specific countries as applicable.
“The new IDD Packs will make international calls cheaper for our esteemed subscribers as they offer the most competitive rates for international calls,” he added.
According to him, “cost effective communication is imperative now that the world is truly a global village with people either living, working or vacationing in various part of the world. Globacom has consistently brought innovation and quality service delivery to its subscribers since the company rolled out in 2003. The IDD package is not an exemption.”
He described the new IDD packs as the easiest and best means of making international calls, and called on subscribers on the Globacom network to take advantage of the new IDD rates which are as low as 10k per second. Mathur added that the offer is permanent and without any time limit.
Also speaking at the event, Mr. Femi Oduntan, Head, Business Development, Glo Gateway, said Globacom is the only operator in Nigeria that has a fully dedicated International Gateway that ensures premium voice quality on all international routes.
He noted that the company’s armoured Glo 1 submarine cable which links Nigeria to West Africa, United Kingdom with dedication extension to the US and the rest of the world, has provided enormous bandwidth and brought in a new era of prosperity in the ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) sector in Nigeria.
Miss Adebanke Kuyinu; Head, Business Support Group, Globacom, Mr. Yomi Ogunbamowo; Head of VAS, Globacom, Nagasai Viswanath; Head of Data, Globacom, Mr. Segun Adeyemo; and Miss Ijeoma Ngodo at the launch of a special tariff tagged Glo Ringa which offers all prepaid customers 11k per second on Glo-to-Glo calls in Lagos…on Tuesday