Airtel introduces special complementary service for
Facebook users
Rajan Swaroop, CEO Airtel
Customers of one of the leading
telecommunications service providers, Airtel Nigeria, can now access popular
social networking platform, Facebook, via a USSD (Unstructured Supplementary
Service Data) Code.
With this innovation, Airtel
customers will be able to launch Facebook on their mobile devices by dialing
*688#.
According to Airtel, Facebook via
USSD service aims to deliver Facebook to customers who have no access to the
Internet.
This new service will empower
customers to connect with their family and friends anytime, anywhere, on
Facebook without using the internet or activating GPRS on their mobile devices.
Speaking on the new initiative,
Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Olu Akanmu, said that Airtel was
committed to enabling Nigerian youth to connect to their friends and have all
the fun they desire online through the most awesome innovative services in the
Nigeria market.
Akanmu said:
“At Airtel, the quest for total satisfaction of our customers drives us to
continuously respond with customized offerings and services that will delight
and engage telecom consumers.
“We will
always occupy the front row in innovation that will enable Nigerians to build
great bonds of friendships and fulfil their life aspirations.
“Airtel is
committed to making the immense benefits of Facebook available to the widest
number of Nigerians.”
With the
USSD service, customers can carry out the following activities from their
mobile devices; Update Facebook status messages; View, like and comment on
posts; post on friends’ walls; find/add friends; confirm friend requests; view
notifications, view and send messages.
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