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Info2cell.com offers free Islamic content during Ramadan

  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, November 08 - 2004 at 11:54
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Info2cell.com, the leading wireless application service provider in the Middle East, is offering a unique 'Islamic Trivia' service that allows mobile phone subscribers to receive Islamic content on their mobile phones during the holy month of Ramadan, with a chance to win daily and grand prizes.

The free service has been launched following a tie-up between Info2cell.com and Fastlink in Jordan and Oman Mobile and Mustafa Sultan in Oman, allowing subscribers to receive the content via SMS or MMS. The service has attracted over 85,000 subscribers in Jordan and Oman so far.

"Ramadan is the right time to give something back to society, and this new offering from Info2cell.com reflects this true spirit of Ramadan," said Bashar Dahabra, Founder and General Manager of Info2cell.com. "Since the introduction of the service, we have been overwhelmed by the response and would like to develop the service further in the years to come."

Subscribers to the service can get detailed prayer and iftar timings via SMS or MMS. They can also receive hadeeth or sayings of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him). The highlight of the service is the Islamic Trivia questions which are sent to the subscribers. Participants in the trivia questions are entitled to daily and grand prizes. The winners are picked by computer on a daily basis.

"Info2cell.com has pioneered several innovative mobile services in the Middle East and several more are on the way," said Dahabra. "We are pleased to offer this unique service free to our customers because we would like to convey the message that wireless technology can be effectively used to carry religious messages. It gives us immense satisfaction that we have been able to use highly advanced technology for a noble objective."

The trivia questions sent to subscribers by Info2cell.com are simple and easy to answer. Subscribers can send as many answers as they wish. Winners are intimated individually by Info2cell.com.
Bashar Dahabra, Founder and General Manager of Info2cell.com. 
Bashar Dahabra, Founder and General Manager of Info2cell.com.
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Info2cell.com the region's first wireless information provider was established in 1998 to fulfil the need for wireless value added services. In the year 2000, Info2cell.com reengineered and redesigned its core business, to become effectively the first Wireless Application Service Provider (W-ASP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The content provision model was also revamped with the addition of many content providers and channels. The Acotel Group, a leading independent European Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) and a multimedia service integrator, based in Rome, Italy, recently acquired Info2cell.com. Info2cell.com draws on the experience of Acotel in its service offering. Info2cell.com, which first launched its SMS breaking news service in Jordan in 2000, quickly moved to expand to other markets in the region, and offers its services in Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Qatar and Oman. The company headquarters are located in the heart of the Middle-East technology hub, at Dubai Internet City (DIC), with a primary Development Center in Amman, Jordan, and editorial offices located in Amman, Beirut, Cairo and Ramallah in Palestine.

Mr. Dahabra can be contacted by email at dahabra@info2cell.com , phone +971 4 3912800, fax +971 4 3912822.

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