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World Service has announced that is has teamed up with Econet Wireless
to launch a news summary service called News On Demand.
It
is a unique service where subscribers can access both local and
international news on the hour, every hour, in all the network coverage
areas across the country.
The
service, which was also launched in Zimbabwe in 2000, comes at an
important time as the 麻豆官网首页入口 is bringing exceptional coverage of events
in Iraq.
Jerry
Timmins, Head of the 麻豆官网首页入口's Africa and Middle East Service said:
"Nigeria is a crucial market for us and we are constantly seeking
new ways to serve our audience better.
"Mobile
phones are becoming increasingly essential to many people as a way
of communicating and we are delighted to be joining Econet in this
partnership."
News
On Demand is Nigeria's first and only mobile phone-based audio news
service.
Zac
Wazara, CEO of Econet, said: "The 麻豆官网首页入口's credibility and position
of clear global news leadership, along with Econet's pioneering
status and market leadership in innovative products and services,
will add unparalleled value to Econet Wireless subscribers' experience."
He
added that staying in touch through credible news media was "virtually
mandatory in a world where reliable information has become a vital
decision-making currency for all walks of life."
News
On Demand is also accessible from the fixed network by dialling
0802 168 and to callers outside Nigeria on +234 802 168.
Notes
to Editors
Econet
Wireless is a multinational company offering a wide range of telecommunications
services. It launched its GSM network in Nigeria in August 2001,
and presently has over half a million subscribers.
Econet
now operates in eight countries including Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana,
Morocco and New Zealand, with satellite service interests in the
UK and France.
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World Service broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages
and is available on radio and online.
It
has a global audience of 150 million listeners while its website
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- receives 100 million page impressions each month.
All the
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the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
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