Telecom companies to provide free calls in flood affected areas

ISLAMABAD: Cellular Mobile Operators will provide free on-net voice calls to all their subscribers in flood affected areas with Zero / Nil balance. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, there will be no call setup charges applicable on call connection and customers having no balance will be able to make on-net calls.
According to a PTA statement Saturday, CMOs will provide free voice calls (On-net / same network) to all their subscribers in flood affected areas with Zero/Nil balance. PTA acknowledges the efforts of CMOs in providing timely and instant relief to telecom consumers in these challenging times. There will be no call setup charges applicable on call connection and customers having no balance will be able to make on-net calls. PTA continues to monitor the communication channels in the affected areas, ensuring connectivity and providing updates, where necessary. -NNI