PTCL starts free internet service to all land line subscribers

[Naveed Yaseen]

Islamabad:Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has decided to offer free Internet service to all its customers, effective from today (Saturday).

PTCL SEVP (Commercial) Dr Sadik Al-Jadir stated, “With this perspective, PTCL, the largest IP service provider in Pakistan, now brings a revolutionary offer for all its landline subscribers, which is unmatched anywhere in the world.”

He said, “We strive to create value for our customers. We put value creation first and pursue it with a passion to achieve excellence and facilitate our customers.”

Effective from October 18, all landline subscribers will have dial-up Internet services free of charge, he added.

He said that all PTCL landline subscribers could now experience the best dial up speeds with unlimited Internet usage during night hours from 10:00 p.m. to 07:00 a.m. Furthermore, subscribers can also avail up to 100 hours of free dialup Internet on monthly basis from 07:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday.

In order to access the Internet, the subscriber can simply dial 131-77777 with ‘ptcl’ as login and password, he added.

From October 18, PTCL customers availing unlimited dial up Internet package of Rs199/month would not be charged anymore, however, customers exceeding 100 hours of free Internet during daytime would be charged as per the existing tariff of PTCL dial up Internet at Rs6 per hour, he said.

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