Batelco wins plaudits for SME broadband bill waiver move

  • Date: 24-Sep-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Bahrain
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Batelco wins plaudits for SME broadband bill waiver move

Bahrain's leading telecom services operator Batelco said its initiative to waive off the broadband bills of 500 small and medium enterprise (SME) units for a three-month period has won much appreciation from a number of business owners across the kingdom. Batelco implemented this initiative to support its business customers operating in the sectors most affected by the pandemic, with an aim to lessen their financial burdens and provide them sufficient time to adapt to the new challenges resulting from the spread of the Coronavirus. Batelco initiated the process by identifying companies eligible for support from its customer database and made the selection based on a set of criteria. The chosen companies were informed that the billed amounts were deposited into their accounts registered for Batelco's Fixed Broadband service. They lauded Batelco for the