Mero Mobile Scheme to Extend Coverage

With Mero Mobile's Gift a Gift campaign, mobile operator Spice Nepal is extending across the country.

Spice Nepal CEO Pasi Koistinen said, "We are heartened by the response to our Gift a Gift campaign."

Since May there has been a 16 per cent increase in the proportion of Nepal's population coming within Mero Mobile's operating area -an extra 4.5 million people -- and a 7.5 per cent increase in area of the country covered. It covers 60 per cent of the population and around 22 per cent of total geographical area. Till September-end, Spice Nepal had 1.8 million subscribers.

Koistinen added, "Across Nepal, 400 professionals are working to instal new towers and network equipment."

Under Gift a Gift,customers buying a Rs 100 Mero Mobile recharge card from a participating outlet also get one prepaid SIM card with Rs 15 talk time.