Maxis offers pilgrims 40 minutes of free talk time with Saudi Telecom SIM cards.

Maxis postpaid customers enjoy 30% discount on roaming voice calls made to Malaysia.

Malaysian pilgrims performing the Haj can easily connect with their loved ones who are travelling with them, and also those who are back home, with a range of services recently introduced by Maxis Berhad (‘Maxis’).

In conjunction with the up and coming Haj season, Maxis, the country’s leading integrated communications service provider, will be offering a special Saudi Telecom Company (STC) SIM card which enables pilgrims to make or receive calls and SMSes within Saudi Arabia at local rates.

The SIM card comes preloaded with 25 Saudi Riyal prepaid credit, which offers customers approximately 40 minutes of free talk time.

With assistance from Tabung Haji, the SIM cards will be distributed free of charge to the pilgrims at various departure locations, namely Selangor (Kelana Jaya), Johor Bahru, Penang, Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, before they leave for Saudi Arabia. In total, Maxis will be distributing 17,000 special STC SIM cards to pilgrims.

Additionally, Maxis postpaid customers enjoy an exclusive 30% discount on roaming voice calls made to Malaysia, for both fixed and mobile numbers.

This offer is valid from 1 October until 15 December 2011. Maxis postpaid roamers also enjoy unlimited data roaming for RM48 per day during the same period.

These new service offerings from Maxis were announced in conjunction with the launch of the Sahabat Korporat Tabung Haji programme which was held today at the Lembaga Tabung Haji headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, and officiated by YB Major General Dato’ Seri Haji Jamil Khir bin Haji Baharom, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Representing Maxis at the event was Mariam Bevi Batcha, Maxis’ Vice President of Corporate Affairs.

Who presented a mock cheque representing Maxis’ contribution of communications products and services worth RM750,000 to Lembaga Tabung Haji as one of this year’s corporate partners for the 2011 Haj pilgrimage season.

Maxis is proud to be part of the Sahabat Korporat Tabung Haji programme for the fourth year running.

The Haj and Umrah pilgrimages are among the most enriching and spiritual experiences for Muslims. Maxis is pleased to be part of their momentous journeys by providing pilgrims with communications services that enable them to seamlessly connect with their loved ones in Saudi Arabia and back home in Malaysia, especially while traveling.

Maxis is committed to continuously enhancing its service offerings for pilgrims so that they enjoy peace of mind during their Haj and Umrah pilgrimages.

This new offering comes on the back of Maxis’ recently introduced Ramadan services which included the mZakat service. The service provided convenience to Maxis’ Muslim customers by enabling them to pay their Zakat Fitrah via SMS, anytime and anywhere.

Maxis also partnered with Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad (HLM Takaful) to offer customers additional Islamic insurance (takaful) coverage worth RM2,000 for the contents of their home from 1 August to 16 September.

About Maxis Berhad

Maxis Berhad with its consolidated subsidiaries (together, ‘Maxis’) is the leading integrated communications service provider in Malaysia with 12.8 million mobile subscriptions as of 30 June 2011.

Since 1995, Maxis’ Malaysian business has been providing a full suite of communication services on multiple platforms to satisfy the needs of individual consumers, small and medium enterprises, and large corporations in Malaysia.

Maxis has pioneered and led the Malaysian market in providing innovative mobile products and services.

It was the first to launch 3G services, Maxis3G, in March 2005. In September 2006 it was among the world’s first to use HSDPA, a high-speed upgrade of the 3G network.

In December 2009 it was first to introduce to Malaysia, HSPA+, the latest advancement in 3G/HSPA network capabilities, to further enhance its wireless broadband services.

Maxis is a leading regional content player with 42.1% of non-voice revenue as part of mobile revenue and with over 50% or 7.8 million of its customer base being active mobile internet users.

It continually explores global and local best partnerships with partners such as Western Union and PayPal to bring the latest relevant content first to customers.

Maxis actively builds a local content ecosystem with partners to forward the Malaysian content industry.

It was also the first telecommunication service provider to bring the BlackBerry™ and Apple iPhone™ smart phones to Malaysia.

The company in April 2009 unveiled the first-in-the world commercial near field communication service, which enables customers to use their phones for wave and pay transactions.

Maxis’ growth and strong track record of enabling innovation, excellent customer experience and value to stakeholders have won the company numerous awards over the years which include Asia’s Best Employer Award 2010 from Singapore’s Employer Branding Institute.

Maxis was nominated as Best Mobile Operator in 2010’s World Communication Awards for leadership in service innovation.

Maxis’ vision is to bring advanced communications services to enrich its customers’ lives and businesses, in a manner that is simple and personalised, by efficiently and creatively harnessing leading edge technology, and delivering a brand of service experience that is reliable and enchanting.

Maxis has also been active in carrying out Corporate Responsibility programmes to serve the communities.

Since 2002 Maxis has been dedicated to working in unison with the Ministry of Information Communications and Culture Malaysia (‘KPKK’) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (‘SKMM’) on the Bridging Communities corporate responsibility programme to increase Malaysian access to the digital platform.

Asia Pacific Correspondent : Rani Wemel

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