Hyderabad, January 08, 2008: Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers has announced the launch of one more Vodafone Store in Hyderabad. The new store at Kukatpally aims to deliver a complete Vodafone experience to customers. This takes the strength of Vodafone stores in the city to 24.
Along with availability of new connections, Vodafone handsets, and various value added services, the store offers a dedicated area for customer queries and bill payments. Customers can now look forward to even faster service as all the Vodafone Stores are connected with high speed broadband connectivity.
Services at the Vodafone Store
- Purchase of new postpaid or prepaid connection
- Purchase of new handsets
- SIM replacements
- Demonstrations of the latest technologies on Vodafone mobile phones
- Activation of value added services (VAS)
- Demonstrations of handsets
Hamir Bakshi, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone Essar-Andhra Pradesh said, “The Vodafone Store in Kukatpally will enable faster service and greater accessibility for our customers in the city. The new store builds on Vodafone’s existing network of service outlets, each designed to be within easy reach of our customers and to make their experience enjoyable and convenient.”
Vodafone now has 24 Vodafone Stores, 4 Vodafone Mobile Vodafone Stores and 70 Vodafone Mini Stores across Andhra Pradesh.
About Vodafone Essar Limited
Vodafone Essar in India is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular licence for Mumbai. Vodafone Essar now has operations in 16 circles covering 86% of India’s mobile customer base, with over 38.5 million customers*.
Over the years, Vodafone Essar, under the Hutch brand, has been named the ‘Most Respected Telecom Company’, the ‘Best Mobile Service in the country’ and the ‘Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the Year’.
Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications company. It now has operations in 25 countries across 5 continents and 40 partner networks with over 200 million customers worldwide. Vodafone has partnered with the Essar Group as its principal joint venture partner for the Indian market.
The Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with interests spanning the manufacturing and service sectors like Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping & Logistics and Construction. The Group has an asset base of over Rs.400 billion (US$ 10 billion) and employs over 20,000 people.
*Figures from Cellular Operators Association of India, November 30, 2007.
For more information, please contact:
Divya Balasubramaniam/Neha Pareek
Genesis Burson-Marsteller
Vodafone mobile no.: +9966955542/66828123
email: divya.bala@bm.com/neha.pareek@bm.com