MTN's Internet Services For All By November

By Francis Tim Mbom

Sending and receiving e-mails, browsing the Internet, and navigating to whatever Internet site of your choice with the simple use of a mobile handset or laptop computer shall be a reality to all MTN users by November 2006.   

Fako SDO, Okalia, cuts ribbon to inaugurate MTN Centre 

This was disclosed by the Distribution Manager of MTN Cameroon, Alain Moffon, in a briefing to The Post in Limbe on Wednesday, July 19.Moffon was in Limbe for the official opening of the head office of the Tchitos Business Company Ltd, one of MTN's major partners in the Southwest Province.   

Moffon said they are installing the technology in all the ten provinces of the country. He added that by November the services would be available to customers in all the ten provincial capitals. 

The Distribution Manager said their idea was to make sure their customers nationwide enjoy every other services that is available to other mobile phone users in Europe and other advanced countries.He said the services have been available to their post-paid users since June, but on a trial basis.   

Asked if customers will need to procure new and better-enhanced potable sets, he said this might not be necessary. Except for some of the old generation phones, which do not have options for Internet, he added that, the new generation phones have Internet reception options.   

Asked how significant was the link between MTN and its partners like Ets Tchitos, Moffon said their partners were very vital to them."They are the ones helping us to make our products reach the end users," Moffon said.   

The Proprietor of Tchitos Company, Thomas Tchio, said he has already established branches in all the towns of Fako, Ekondo Titi, Mundemba and parts of Meme.      

40 Employed

Tchio who doubles as the Deputy Chairman of Limbe Council, said he was currently employing some 40 students for holiday jobs, besides his regular employees. Tchio added that the essence was not really what they were going to earn but for them to have a feel of what their parents go through before getting the money to pay their fees and provide for their other basics.

Besides, he said the students, with the experience they will acquire, they will be better placed if any opportunity crops up in the future for someone to be proposed for any job opening(s) with MTN.

He, however, said if others who have the means could provide such employment opportunities to the youths, this would go a long way to curb the problem of poverty. He said they were dedicated to providing their customers with quality services and products at affordable prices.   

"If today we have an MTN regional office in Limbe, it is thanks to the population of Limbe. We want to assure them that our products and services are guaranteed," Tchio said.

The SDO of Fako, Bernard Okalia Bilai, who presided at the occasion, urged the proprietor of Tchitos to keep up. Also present was MTN's incoming Regional Manager for the Southwest and Littoral, Lucien Mpouli, and the Dealer-Sales Supervisor, Leon Ottou Bounougou.

Comments

[J.P Etone]

I will like to advice MTN to upgrade the quality of its network before running too fast. There is no need raising people`s hopes; since the introduction of MTN numbers starting with `5` it has become very difficult connect MTN numbers when calling from Europe. This is a seriouse problem. Please see how you can correct it before running to fast. It doesn`t pay to promise people heaven and earth which you cannot deliver.

[MAG, E.A.]

Dear MTN,
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NETWORK.AT THE MOMENT I CAN NOT CONNECT MTN NUMBERS FROM CHINA. I WONDER HOW IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO SEND OR RECIEVE E-MAILS,ON PHONES OR LAPTOPS!!!!

[Regina Ebot]

Please MTN can u people try to fix your network problem? Cos we cannot call Cameroon.

[Kundu Joseph Ngoe]

Please I can't understand why I should have credit on my phone but can't make a call.You gave us options like the per minute, per second and other price plans. Am trying to refer you to the present 'YELLOW NIGHT' service you do provide. Imagine what will happen if I have a serious problem by 1:30am and I have a credit of say about 80fcfa. I can't call for emergency. Where as if am on the per second price plan before the 'YELLOW NIGHT'I can make a call. So please I will suggest that 'YELLOW NIGHT' should be an option and not a compulsory one of course.Customers should be able to switch from one option to another, so that even those who have a credit below 99fcfa can make calls after the 'YELLOW NIGHT'. I will be grateful if my comment is looked upon. Thanks.