An exclusive update on the extent of utilisation of network initiatives aimed at providing customers and partners with connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic has been provided by MTN Nigeria.
Coupled with vivid contributions to support the fight against COVID-19, which include support to CACOVID (N1 billion); Federal and State Governments (communications support) and the NCDC (Devices, airtime, SMS channel and data), the Pan-Africa Telco giant also provided its customers with a range of free services to make communication easier.
According to MTN Nigeria:
- Over 40 million subscribers sent more than 2 Billion free SMS
- access to zero-rated health websites as well as to the Ayoba messaging app gulped about 3,000 Terrabytes of free data
- Over 1.7 Million free money transfers by about 100,000 people using the MoMo Agent Network (offer ended May 1st).
Commenting on the update, MTN CEO Ferdi Moolman said: “Since we began providing 300 free SMS’s per month to our subscribers more than 2 billion SMS’s have been sent by more than 44 million subscribers demonstrating the universal appeal and accessibility of SMS as a communications service. We are proud to have been able to reach so many people and are committed to continuing to provide this service. As we continue to navigate this pandemic, we are focusing our efforts on trying to ensure no one is left behind.”
