Subscribers to the new service will be able to receive some of the funniest Arabic comic strips and scripts on their mobile handsets once a week through a Multi-Media Messaging Service (MMS). Launched earlier this month, 'Action' brings to its subscribers the Middle East's most diverse range of advanced multimedia entertainment, information and lifestyle services for mobile phones.
"Using the latest MMS-based technologies, Action comics bring our subscribers a moment of laughter that they can then share with friends and families. We're also promoting the works of some very talented and recognized Arab cartoonists in the region," said Fuad Al Ablani, Assistant GM, Wataniya Telecom. "Action offers our subscribers Kuwait's most dynamic and colorful mobile service that allows them to do more with their mobiles than ever before, including access to new things, new value, new variety and new fun."
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'Action' comics bring fun and laughter to Kuwaiti mobile users
- Kuwait: Wednesday, July 16 - 2003 at 15:12
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Wataniya Telecom has announced its latest 'Action' service today, offering the best of Arabic cartoons and comics to mobile users in Kuwait.
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To activate their subscription to Action comics, users can send a request by SMS or log onto the 'Funtec' website http://www.wataniya.com/funtec so that they can start receiving cartoon strips by MMS on their mobile handsets. The website also offers subscribers the option to access the comic services online.Action customers today can access comics, cartoons and horoscopes, send and receive Photo Messaging (also known as MMS), compose and send greeting cards, and access the mobile Internet and their email accounts (from Hotmail, MSN and other popular providers). Between 1st July and 1st October 2003, Wataniya post paid and pre-paid "Xpress" customers with GPRS and MMS featured mobiles will be able to access all Action services with unlimited service for a special promotional price.
About Wataniya Telecom
Launched in December 1999, Wataniya Telecom is the second and leading GSM mobile operator in the State of Kuwait. With a market capitalisation exceeding US $1.75 Billion, the Company has been a driving force in increasing the mobile communications market penetration in Kuwait to over 60 percent of the population.
The Company recently expanded internationally in November 2002 by acquiring 50 percent of the second licensed mobile telecommunications operator in Tunisia (commercially known as Tunisiana) and thus co-managing it with its original owner.
With over 740,000 subscribers in Kuwait and 230,000 in Tunisia, Wataniya Telecom has built its success on a customer focused strategy built on the philosophy that everything the company does must bring it closer to its customer. The Company provides a wide range of leading edge wireless voice and data services delivered with high quality and designed to meet customer requirements. Recognised by a GCC Ministerial award in 2002 for employing and developing the national workforce, Wataniya Telecom is committed to employing, investing in and promoting local nationals within the countries in which it operates.
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