Telecom Extends $10 Txt Till 2005

TELECOM EXTENDS $10 TXT TILL 2005

Telecom intends to keep winning the hearts and thumbs of New Zealand texters by extending the $10 TXT guarantee through to at least 31 December 2005.

$10 TXT was previously guaranteed to the end of this year.

Telecom Mobile General Manager Kevin Kenrick said, as it currently stands, texters with Telecom are saving up to $90 a month compared with the current texting rate offered by competitors.

“With $10 TXT guaranteed until at least the end of next year, 027 customers will save around $1,440 over the next 16 months – money that can be spent on other things,” Mr Kenrick said.

Mr Kenrick said $10 TXT has done more than anything else to make texting the fastest growing and cheapest way for Kiwis to keep in touch.

“$10 TXT is changing the game in much the same way that $5 Weekends changed the way New Zealanders called.

“Our customers love $10 TXT – so much so that, in the past nine months, texting on Telecom has massively increased, and Telecom has become the undisputed number one texting provider in New Zealand,” he said.

The extension till 2005 follows Telecom’s decision in May to cap $10 TXT at 500 messages per month.

“While generating a fair bit of discussion at the time, the cap has successfully reduced ‘text bombing’ without affecting the vast majority of Telecom’s customers who use text messaging responsibly.

“Most of our customers come nowhere near the 500 message per month limit, and those who do are migrating to the heavy texting plans on Boost Mobile that were developed in consultation with heavy texters themselves.

“The past couple of months have brought us much closer to our customers. Extending the guarantee is just an extension of this relationship,” Mr Kenrick said.

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