| MTN Uganda initiatives in supporting the Government and people of Uganda to fight against COVID 19 - 24/03/2020 |
| MTN UGANDA |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | Uganda |
| MTN UGANDA is one of the telecom licensed telecom operators. They have come up with a number of incentives in solidarity with both the people and Government of Uganda in the fight against COVID 19. These are:1. For 30-days, MTN customers can now send any amount of Mobile Money every day to other MTN MoMo customers free of charge. this is to reduce the risk of transmission by avoiding the physical exchange of currency notes. 2. A day-time data bundle that is enabling Ugandans to stay on-line and work from home. Customers get 1GB of data at just Ushs 2,000 valid between 9 am and 5 pm. 3. MTN is also supporting government’s sensitization drive-by availing UGX 500 million in cash and free media channel space (radio, tv, social media, SMS, call centre IVR platform) to promote the Ministry of Health’s sensitization messages.4. To facilitate the flow of information, MTN Uganda has zero-rated Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) websites, so the public can access information about the virus at no charge. They include; who.int , www.health.go.ug and www.covid19.gou.go.ug |
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