Etisalat signs exclusive service agreement with Dubai Taxi

The signing ceremony held at Etisalat's GitexGulfComms stand at Dubai World Trade Centre was attended by DrYousef Al Ali, CEO of Dubai Taxi Corporation, and Abdulla Al Mane, General Manager -Dubai Regionof Etisalat.

As part of the agreement, Etisalat will offer attractive, customised Wasel prepaid tariffs to employees of Dubai Taxi Corporation for calling within the company and for making external calls. In addition, international calls to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will be charged at special, rock-bottomrates on a per-second basis. Under the agreement, Etisalat will offer FREE Waselsubscriptions for all employees of Dubai Taxi and a FREE initial credit of Dh10 to be used on national and international calls.

Commenting at the signing ceremony, Abdulla Al Manesaid, "As a tourist hub, the transport network in Dubai forms an integral part of the city's tourism framework. We are thrilled to partner with the biggest fleet of taxis in the UAE to provide them with our reliable, nationwide 3G connectivity while they are onthe go throughout the day. The new exclusive tariffs allow unlimited phone calls and facilitate continuous and smooth coordination between the company's taxi drivers, its contact centre and customers from across the city anytime, anywhere."

DrYousef Al Ali commented, "Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) seeks to provide the best service, comfort and entertainment for a workforce of more than 8000 taxi drivers constituting up to 31 different nationalities. The driversare assigned to work in shifts for different DTC services in order to increase their overall performance, which is positively reflected in the excellence of transport service they provide to the public."

"Based on the agreement," Dr Al Ali highlighted, "we will partner with Etisalat to provide special offers to taxi drivers for connecting with their families and friends more often. It falls in line with DTC's efforts to launch initiatives and projects for drivers that improve their morale and shape them as befitting ambassadors of the RTA. Our taxi drivers reflect the core values of the Dubai taxi Corporation and help achieve our organisation's vision to "Poineerin Passenger Transport Services."