‘Elite’ business plans offer savings of more than 80 per cent on voice and data bills

LONDON, 20th January 2011 – Tru, the world’s first global mobile network, has launched its Tru for Business Elite voice and data plans. The new intercontinental bundles of minutes, data and texts can be used across all Tru countries[1], saving businesses over 80 per cent on their international roaming bills[2].


Geraldine WilsonWith half (48 per cent) of UK organisations having lost business through not staying in touch with colleagues or clients when abroad[3], the new tariffs help businesses to strike a balance between cost cutting and the need to stay connected wherever they are in the world.

The innovative Tru for Business Elite plans include:

Data, minutes and texts which can be used across all Tru Countries providing over 80% savings on published business roaming rates

European minutes which can be used across 30 countries offering savings of between 30% and 60% on calls between Europe and the rest of Tru’s Countries

Unlimited free email access for BlackBerry® customers within Tru Countries

Local numbers for any or all Tru Countries, making it easy for contacts to stay in touch without footing international call charges

Geraldine Wilson, CEO of Tru, said: “Our mission is to help businesses around the world to thrive by removing the high roaming charges associated with using mobile devices abroad. With Tru there aren’t any codes to dial, no SIMs to swap or complex call back systems. We are a full GSM service which doesn’t punish you for doing business abroad – it’s as simple as that.”

Tru for Business Elite tariff table

Plan  Price Voice minutes*  SMS Tru Data  (MB)* Euro Voice minutes** Blackberry customers
Essential £20 0 0 0 0  Additional £15 and another 100MB of data
Elite 450 £49 450 250 40 100  No additional cost
Elite 800 £91 800 400 75 200  No additional cost
Elite 1500 £140 1,500 750 500 500  No additional cost


*: Usable across the Tru Network (UK, US and Australia)
**: Usable across 30 European countries

Tru customers are also able to buy additional data bundles usable across the entire Tru Network, as well as European voice minutes spanning 30 countries. For more information on Tru’s business services, visit www.truphone.com/business.

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Notes to Editors
 
[1] As at January 2011: Australia, UK, USA. Hong Kong, Netherlands, Spain coming soon.
[2] Compared with published standard operator business roaming rates.
[3] Survey by Vanson Bourne for Tru, June 2010.

Tru for Business Elite packages are also available with BlackBerry®. Both BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) are available to customers.