Two new True plans target the hearing-impaired
True Corp Plc will introduce two mobile-phone packages specifically for hearing-impaired people tomorrow, the first of their kind in Thailand.
True chief executive Supachai Chearavanont said the packages would target deaf people who are registered with the Social Development and Human Security Ministry. There are 200,000 to 300,000 deaf people in Thailand, 89,985 of who are registered with the ministry. The two packages, one for sending short messages only and another for both SMS and Internet access, each feature two monthly fee choices. Under the SMS-only deals, users can choose between 800 text messages per month for Bt250 or 1,600 text messages per month for Bt499. The SMS and Internet deals both offer 1,600 SMS per month and subscribers can choose between Internet access at a speed of 56 kilobits per second for Bt599 per month or 256 kilobits per second for Bt799 per month. Both packages offer a call rate of Bt1 per minute, available in case if a deaf subscriber wants someone to make a call for them. Extra messages under both packages are charged at Bt1 each. Prior to releasing the deals, True connected the national branch of the Thai Deaf Club with the high-speed Internet access free of charge.
Usanee Mongkolporn The Nation
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