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Glo launches 0811 number series

By on January 16, 2013

With a view to accommodating more of its growing subscriber base in the country, one of Nigeria’s GSM service provider, Globacom has launched a new 0811 series of numbers, to spread its reach and capacity in a very enterprising and lucrative way.

This is coming at the time, the Company is planning to celebrate a decade of existence in the Telecommunication sector, which was launched since the year 2001.

Glo is said to have lived up to the billing of analysts as it continues to compete with other foreign players in the Industry.

Speaking on the Launch of the new digits and new strategy, the Company’s Acting Head of Marketing Mr Niyi Olukoya, said “we are pleased to inform our teeming, existing and prospective subscribers of the new number series which has been rolled into the market. We have endeared our self to the people and we are glad to be the network of choice among telephone users”.

He also explained that the number series was necessary, because the network had exhausted the other number series, hence the drive to launch the new series.

About 10 million new lines have been made available for the number series, after the initiative got the nod of the regulatory body, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) which is available for existing and new subscribers.

With the launch of the 0811 series, the Company has now made it 5, the number of series available on the network for its subscribers. Others launched in the past include 0805, 0807, 0705 and 0815.