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2degrees releases microSIM details
As of Friday 30 July, 2degrees customers will be able to swap their current SIM cards for one of the new 2degrees microSIMs.
As their name suggests, microSIMs are a smaller version of a traditional mobile phone SIM card and are designed for use with the latest Apple mobile devices.
According to Chief Marketing Officer, Larrie Moore, 2degrees customers have been vocal in their requests for the new SIM card.
“We have a…
2degrees launches lowest any-network pre-pay calling rate in New Zealand
2degrees, New Zealand’s newest mobile network company, today continued its mission to bring value to the New Zealand pre-pay mobile consumer with the release of three new voice Talk Packs:
- The Everyone100 Pack offers 100 minutes of calling time to any mobile or landline network in New Zealand for $30 – an effective rate of just 30c per minute making this the lowest, and only, any network pre-pay talk pack in…
True mobile market competition one step closer
2degrees, New Zealand’s newest mobile network company, hopes the government will move quickly and accept today’s Commerce Commission recommendation on Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs).
2degrees chief operating officer, Bill McCabe, says the recommendation to regulate the charges operators make to connect calls to each others’ networks is a positive prelude to real improvements in mobile call rates.
“We won’t see change until this decision is accepted by the Minister and the price-setting…
Tags: Commerce Commission, competition, MTR
Customers cling to mobile numbers while changing networks
New data from Telecommunications Carriers Forum shows Kiwis taking ownership of their numbers
The number of 2degrees customers who have brought their existing mobile number with them when joining New Zealand’s newest mobile network has now reached 75,000.
Called ‘number porting’, the ability for a mobile user to keep ownership of their number when switching networks is a relatively unknown and underutilised service in New Zealand.
According to Bill McCabe, chief operating officer…
Tags: 2degrees, Customer Numbers, number portability, TCF
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