Mobily and Zain are offering special discounts on their different services to mark the return of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah from Morocco after a three-month long medical trip.
Mobily said Tuesday that it would allow clients to send SMS and MMS and have video talks free of charge for three days on its network as an expression of happiness over the king’s return. But Zain said it was offering free calls for three months.
A Mobily company statement said the free services would allow its clients to exchange congratulatory messages on the return of the king to the nation after a medical tour in the US and Morocco.
The company said some of its free services would start on Wednesday, when people can send unlimited number of SMS messages on Mobily. On the second day, they can send MMS free of service.
The third day is allocated for free use of video talks without any limit, the company said in a statement. “All prepaid and postpaid customers will benefit from the offer,” a company spokesperson said.
Moroccan specialists are hopeful that it will mean better services for the country.
“We really believe that this sort of work will help create a better overall North African telecom industry through Saudi Arabia’s assistance,” one government official said.
By Jonathan Terry
