Telia launches new Telia Refill pricing plan for young people
Telia launches new Telia Refill pricing plan for young people Today, Telia is presenting a new pricing plan with lower calling rates for the Telia Refill prepaid card, as well as a new offering for young people with a lower price for SMS messages. In the new pricing plan, for example, the call rate on weekdays has been reduced approximately 18 percent from SEK 6.00 to SEK 4.90 between 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. In the new pricing plan, named Refill Bas, call rates will be lower for all Telia prepaid card customers who want to join the plan. In addition, there are two new features for young people (up to the age of 25) who choose Refill Bas: a lower SMS price and SEK 200 in calling time when they register their Refill prepaid card. "Today, we have more than 1.8 million Refill customers and prepaid cards are the most popular alternative among young people. With the new pricing plan, we are giving our prepaid card customers the opportunity to call at a much lower price and we are making Refill even more attractive to young people with extra low rates for SMS," says Indra Åsander, head of the Consumer Segment at TeliaSonera Sweden. The following are the call rates for Refill Bas and Refill Original (includes 25% Swedish V.A.T.): Refill Bas (new) Refill Original Monday-Friday, 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m.* SEK 4.90 SEK 6.00 Other hours* SEK 0.50 SEK 0.80 Opening charge SEK 0.90/call SEK 0.40/call SMS (registered Refill users up to 25 years old) SEK 1.00/message SMS SEK 1.50/message SEK 1.50/message Lower SMS prices for young people The SMS rate has been reduced from SEK 1.50/ message today to SEK 1.00/message for young people (up to the age of 25) who choose Refill Bas and register their Refill card. In addition, registered users will receive SEK 200 in calling time, corresponding to 200 SMS messages or up to 400 minutes of talk time. * Calls to networks of other mobile operators: Monday-Friday 8.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. SEK 6.00, other hours SEK 2.00. For further information journalists can contact: Håkan Ström, Press Secretary, TeliaSonera Sweden, Consumer Segment, +46 8 713 58 30. Hans G. Larsson, Press Manager, TeliaSonera Sweden, Consumer Segment, +46 8 713 58 30. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/05/12/20030512BIT00200/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/05/12/20030512BIT00200/wkr0002.pdf