ABUJA- Leading mobile operator, Zain Nigeria, has launched its Fixed Phone or Unmanned Payphones in the North Central Region in keeping with its commitment to make telecommunication services available to more Nigerians regardless of status, location, age and income level.

Zain Fixed Phone is a special fixed wireless device designed to serve people in rural areas, universities, hospitals and other locations where access to telecom service is constrained because of high cost of handset or call tariff, or restriction in the use of mobile phones.

Customers can make calls by inserting a special SIM card into the device and dialling the numbers they want to call. Users can also send and receive SMS, retrieve voicemails, check credit balance, and send “credit me” or “Call Me Back” (Value Added Service or SMS service from Zain) using the terminal.

Speaking at an event to introduce the product to the North Central Region in Abuja, the Chief Sales Officer, Zain Nigeria, Tayo Bright, said the company introduced Fixed phone to provide more Nigerians particularly youths, rural residents and low income earners, make communication affordable, and empower more people to do their business and stay in touch with their friends and family members.

Bright, at the event, which held at the Abuja Capital International College, Gwarinpa, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, further explained that the Zain Fixed Phone would help to eliminate entry barriers to communication resulting from high cost of handsets, call and SMS tariff and other hurdles.