Thuraya Launches "Call for all"- One Thuraya Phone. Many users.
Abu Dhabi , UAE, 19 May 2004
Thuraya announces the launch of the "Call for all" Thuraya’s prepaid calling card service, which offers an ideal solution for people who wish to use Thuraya satellite services without actually owning the phone itself.
The service is aimed at facilitating group usage of any Thuraya handset with convenient and easy to administer "Call for all" prepaid scratch cards.
The "Call for all" prepaid cards maintain independent billing from the phone’s account, allowing the caller to communicate via satellite on a regular basis while keeping his social calls separate from business calls. The solution is especially useful for people in remote locations sharing a Thuraya phone, such as oilrig crew, ships crew, military personnel and NGOs staff.
On the occasion of the launch of "Call for all", Mr. Yousuf Al Sayed, Thuraya’s Chief Executive stated, "The powerful proposition offered by "Call for all" is that one Thuraya phone can serve multiple users. We believe that this service will give people of all income levels greater convenience and freedom to access satellite telecommunications".
"Call for all" prepaid calling cards, which offer about 19 minutes of talk time, can be used from any Thuraya phone (Post paid and Prepaid) in more than 110 countries in Thuraya’s coverage area. The caller simply dials a toll free number to access the service and the account is charged based on the duration and destination of the calls made by the user. "Call for all" cards will soon be available with Thuraya’s national and international service providers in more than 50 countries.
Thuraya covers an area inhabited by some 2.5 billion people, encompassing the Middle East, North and Central Africa and southern Africa, Europe, Central and South Asia, and by the end of 2004 Thuraya’s coverage will include the whole of Asia.