move aimed at liberalising access to the modern tool for social and
business networking.
Announcing the new tariff in Lagos on Wednesday, the company in
a press statement, said that in addition to the drastic tariff
drop, there is also considerable increase in the data allowance for
both BlackBerry 10 plans and the generic BlackBerry plans.
The statement, signed by Adeniyi Olukoya, Globacom's
Coordinator, Marketing, disclosed that the Absolute Month
platform which hitherto was N2,800 with 3GB data, now goes
for N1, 000 with 3GB data.
The Absolute Week plan goes for N500 with 700MB and the
COMONTH and COWEEK plans go for N899 and N400 with data
allowance of 3GB and 700MB respectively.
"Globacom is the first network to introduce Blackberry service in
Nigeria and we have continued to maintain the lead by offering
subscribers the best and most pocket friendly BlackBerry rates.
Glo always has exciting offers for both existing and potential
customers. We are offering these new tariffs to encourage
Nigerians to use data more frequently. This will make life more
abundant for our subscribers", the statement added.
The company said the new BlackBerry subscription tariffs are
for both old and new customers.
"Nigerians will recall that Globacom's entry into the nation's
telecommunications brought about dynamic changes. We have a
commitment to continue to delight Nigerians and make telephone
services not only available but also affordable. The reduction in
the subscription tariffs for all BlackBerry plans is one of such.
The package comes with increase data allowance so that our
numerous customers will have unlimited benefits while on the
network", the company said.
