The decision by Seychelles' largest telecommunications company to introduce e-top up technology is being hailed as a positive step towards environmental protection.
The Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless Seychelles, Charles Hammond says: "I am sure the service will have a positive impact in Seychelles. Just recently, the President in his National Day address voiced for a cleaner Seychelles, and we are proud to bring this first electronic, environmentally friendly top up service to the people of Seychelles!"
A company's spokesperson says that over a million plastic scratch cards get thrown away after use annually and litter the country.
The service, introduced under the name of 'eTopUp', allows customers to top up their mobile prepaid service electronically, giving them more flexibility in managing their prepaid accounts.
"Customers now can top up with as little as SR10 up to a maximum of SR1000 per transaction, such flexibility has contributed hugely to the success of 'eTopUp' in other Cable & Wireless businesses globally," according to the company's head of Mobile Phone Unit Oliver Fock-Tave.
Although Cable Prepaid customers now have the choice of topping their accounts using 'eTopUp' or scratch card vouchers, the company says it intends to move completely away from vouchers and offer only 'eTopUp' in the future.
"This has been the trend around the world as similar electronic top up systems have proved to be far more beneficial to all concerned," concluded Fock-Tave.
1 comment:
Jose,
Good effort from C&W! Like the Seychellois would put it "plito tar ki zanmen." Environmental protection should be of utmost concern to everyone here in "Paradise." Akoz mon kwar Seselwa i komans vin tro kosonyen avek landwar piblik (that's in Creole, so as to wash our dirty linen amongst ourselves).
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