Launch of JNW News Services to Mobitel Subscribers

Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel - The National Mobile Service Provider - recently entered into an agreement with JNW News to provide Mobitel subscribers with instant and up-to-date local news via SMS, with the aim of  revolutionizing  information delivery; a first in Sri Lanka’s telecommunication industry.

This service will enable Mobitel subscribers to receive updates on breaking news wherever they may be via SMS. It caters to a host of information needs, delivering general, economic, financial, leisure and sports news. This information will be sourced by JNW (Jasmine Newswires (Pvt) Ltd), which is a high profile news service accredited with the Information Department of Sri Lanka.

To register for this service, Mobitel subscribers simply have to type REG and send to 2233, upon which it will be available to both Pre-Paid and Post-Paid customers. All Mobitel subscribers are invited to register for this service and enjoy it free until the 15th of July 2007.

This is yet another of Mobitel’s many endeavours, making the customer the core area of focus, aiming to delight them at every opportunity by providing the very best in value and service quality. One of Mobitel’s main objectives is to make it possible for their customers to reap the maximum value and benefit from their Mobile phones.

About Jasmine Newswires (Pvt) Ltd
JNW, a company accredited by the Information Department of Sri Lanka, commenced news services in early 2006, and has a staff of freelance and full-time journalists across the island who are dedicated to providing the latest news to Sri Lankan readers.

About Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel – the National Mobile Service Provider – is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom. In January 2004, the company launched its fully–fledged GSM network that is EDGE/GPRS enabled and designed to operate on dual bands. Investments committed to date in its 3G and GSM service offering total over US$200 million and are set to increase its present 600 base stations to 1500 base stations by the end of this year.