Media Releases '10

VODAFONE CUSTOMERS MUST REGISTER FLASHNET SIM CARDS
30 July, 2010
Vodafone is urging users of Pre-paid Flashnet, its Mobile Broadband Internet service, to register their Data SIM cards when registering their mobile phone SIM cards. This follows questions from Flashnet users about whether SIM cards used in the modems of their devices were included under the Phone Decree. Read more

Hoax TxT
27 July, 2010
Vodafone wishes to advise all its customers that currently there is a hoax messages being sent to a number of Vodafone mobile numbers. The message read as Congratulations your mobile have won US$5.8M for FIFA 2014 Int'l Award. To claim contact Mrs.J.Mcafee via:judym12014@yahoo.com.hk sent from GMX and " Your Mobile number has won you US$1,000,000.00 from Canadian Mobile Lottery Draw. Email Agent in London and claim, Mr. Owen Lux, Email: owenlux44@gmail.com " Read more

Public Notice
22 July, 2010
In accordance to The Compulsory Registration of Customers for Telephone Services Decree 2010, which requires all current users of telecommunication services to be registered with their details with their respective telephone service provider within a month from the commencement of the decree, Vodafone requests all its customers to comply with this Decree and get registered promptly at any of Vodafone's Retails Outlets via a Registration Form provided at the time of registration with the following information and relevant documents for verification. Read more

Fiji FA receive more from Vodafone
21 July, 2010
Fiji FA, today received $54,718.19 from their network provider, Vodafone at the completion of a very successful text promotion. During the promotion, held early this year between the kick off of the National League and the Vodafone FACT tournament, Vodafone provided their customers with attractive prizes including tickets to the games, free airtime and cash. Read more

VODAFONE Clarifies Customer Registration
19 July, 2010
Vodafone Fiji clarified its customer registration process in light of recent outbursts in the media by some individuals and consumer organisations. We launched our M-PAiSA service more than a month ago and so had designed the registration forms, which included information required by the Reserve Bank under its Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements well in advance of the Phone Decree, Vodafone's Chief Operating Officer, Pradeep Lal, said. Read more

Vodafone Customers Bask in Sweet 16th Gifts
12 July, 2010
Vodafone Fiji last week announced the first 85 winners of its 16th birthday celebration promotions; 80 VodaStar customers and 5 iPhone txt promotion winners. The iPhone promotion where one lucky customer wins an iPhone a day for 16 days, from July 1st to July 16th, has proven to be a hit. To win an iPhone, Vodafone customers need only txt Sweet to 820 Read more

Vodafone says 'Sa Malo'
9 July, 2010
Fiji's First and Premier Mobile network First Mobile operator to install 3G network in Fiji First to offer Value Added mobile content such as wall paper and ringtones  First to provide M-PAiSA - Vodafone Money Transfer Service to our market First to provide video calling  First to allow Friends and Family discounted call rates Vodafone Fiji today announced its 303rd base station in the country to be commissioned on the chiefly island of Lakeba in Lau. ... Read more

Prime Minister Launches M-PAiSA
18 June, 2010
M-PAiSA, Vodafone's mobile money transfer service was officially launched by the Prime Minister of Fiji Commodore Frank Bainimarama at the Vodafone house in Princes Road Tamavua last night. M-PAiSA is a mobile phone based money transfer that allows registered users to send and receive money directly on through their mobile phones. Effectively, your mobile phone now becomes m-wallet and store of money in electronic form. Read more

VODASTAR LAUDED BY INTERNATIONAL BODY
24 May, 2010
The Singapore based International Quality and Productivity Center has invited Vodafone Fiji to make a presentation about its loyalty programme, Vodastar, at an annual conference aimed at strengthening customer retention.   According to the Center, the “summit will gather leading industry experts to share their insights on strategies to increase retention rates.”   Now in its 10th year, the conference is attended by telecom industry players keen to learn from fellow prac... Read more

Vodafone answers call from Fiji Open
20 May, 2010
Vodafone continues its support of golf in Fiji with the announcement that it is the naming sponsor of this year's Vodafone Fiji Open Golf Championship to be played at Natadola Bay Golf Course on the Queen's Birthday weekend. Steeped in history since its inception in 1970 the Fiji Open is the premier golf event on the Fiji golfing calendar and this year will again attract both local and international Amateur and Professional golfers. Read more

Seraphina Thanks Blood Donors for the Gift of Life
19 May, 2010
Seraphina Giblin-Mock of Raiwaqa knows all to well the importance of donating blood; her aunty owes her life to the anonymous donors who responded to an SMS request from Vodafone for O+ blood early this year. When her aunt, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, was admitted once again in January and required a transfusion, she was at a loss until a relative told her about Vodafone's partnership with the National Blood Services. Read more

The Vodafone Promise - Power to You
14 May, 2010
Vodafone Fiji today became the latest affiliate of the global brand to adopt its new tagline, with the simpler power to you replacing make the most of now. This is the direction Vodafone Fiji is taking in line with global changes led by Vodafone Group Plc, says Avanthi Senaratne, Chief Marketing Officer of the Fiji operation. The change from make the most of now to power to you represents a major shift in how we think about ourselves and customers and how we communicate. .......Vodafone wants our customers to know that, with a phone in hand, they are now in charge and that Vodafone is the enabler. The technology revolution is changing everyday behaviour and Vodafone will be at the forefront of this change, she added. Read more

Vodafone Helps Ba Students to Shine
5 May, 2010
Students from six high schools are preparing to take the stage in June to compete for $1800 in cash prizes in the Vodastar Talent Quest, hosted by Ba-based Radio Paschim. The event will be held on Saturday June 12th and is expected to fill the venue, Khalsa College, to capacity. Students from Khalsa , AD Patel, Ba Sangam, Nukulua, Ba Sanatan, and Xavier colleges will be judged on a criterion which includes pitch, expression and costume by a panel led by prominent and much awarded musician, Anadilal Amin of Ba. Read more

Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation Makes a World of Difference
27 April, 2010
The Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation today became the 19th Foundation of the Vodafone group to launch the highly successful World of Difference programme, which allows people from all walks of life to make a difference in the lives of othes by working for the charity of their choice and sharing their knowledge for up to a year while being paid a salary and expenses. Launching the programme at Vodafone House this afternoon (Tuesday 27th April), Vodafone Fiji board member and former CEO and Managing Director of Vodafone Australia, Russell Hewitt, said the programme had now been adopted by Vodafone local operating companies and affiiliates including Vodafone Albania, Egypt, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK, with more than 700 individuals having received the opportunity to work for their favourite charity for up to a year. Read more

Vodafone Begins M-PAiSA Pilot
23 April, 2010
M-PAiSA will allow registered users to temporarily store and transfer money cheaply and safely. Vodafone clients will be able to deposit and withdraw cash with approved Vodafone agents in Fiji, send money directly onto others mobile phones, buy recharge or airtime and also receive money from overseas directly onto their Vodafone mobiles. The M-PAiSA service offers many services similar to a bank. The main difference is that M-PAiSA is not using customers' money to make loans or invest. It only facilitates money movement. The pilot involves Vodafone staff and their immediate families and a select group of individuals who will get a chance to trial the system for the next few weeks when the service is expected to be launched nationally. Read more

Vodafone Signs Up Hibiscus and Fiji Swimming
9 April, 2010
Vodafone Fiji, today announced an exciting 3-year sponsorship deal with the Hibiscus Event Group and an annual partnership with Fiji Swimming Association. The distinctive Vodafone logo will be prominently displayed on all associated event to the two properties with naming right to the Hibiscus Festiva Read more

VODAFONE ATH FIJI FOUNDATION RELEASES $24,000.00 FOR 75 FARMERS IN NORTHERN DIVISION
31 March, 2010
The Board of Trustees have released $24,000 (22nd March, 2010) to National Volunteer Centre from the funds raised since it's launch on 18th March, 2010 aimed at supporting 75 farmers in 7 sectors who suffered extensive damage to their farms in the Northern parts of Fiji. The funding will directly impact these growers. Read more

VODAFONE RED ALERT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TOMAS VICTIMS
18 March, 2010
In the immediate aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Tomas, Vodafone Fiji has launched RED ALERT, an SMS-based fundraising initiative already successfully deployed by its overseas counterparts to raise funds for disaster relief efforts around the world. Read more

Girls in Action at Vodafone
10 March, 2010
Twelve slogan t-shirts voicing adolescent girls' key messages will be displayed tomorrow at the Vodafone flagship store at Victoria parade in downtown Suva. The t-shirts with a short bio on the young artists will be displayed for the month of March. Read more

Answered Prayers for TXT Rush Winners
25 February, 2010
A Suva nurse who got a Vodafone Tertiary SIM when she was in nursing school in 2008 and used the free SMS that come with her SIM Card to try and get her missionary husband home from Papua New Guinea, ended up winning a Nokia 3120 3G phone and $1, 500 in Vodafone’s TXT Rush promotion today (24/02/10). Merewalesi Salu, whose husband Jo was amongst a group recently released by Papua New Guinean officials, said the free SMS’s that came with the Tertiary SIM from Vodafone enabled her to ... Read more

Vodafone on the Commerce Commission Ruling
12 February, 2010
Vodafone has always endeavored to work within the confines of law of the land. When the Commerce Commission wrote to us last year for possible anti-competitive behavior, we cooperated fully by providing all relevant agreements and documents that the commission required for their investigations. Read more

Vodafone's TXT Rush Winners Share in More Than $92,000 Worth of Prizes
3 February, 2010
Vodafone customer, Sunil Kumar of Nadi today (3/2/10) won a return air ticket to Hong Kong flying Air Pacific and $1000 cash, one of the first five winners of Vodafone's TXT Rush Promotion. Mr Kumar, who with his brother sells handicraft, sent 16 txts to 362 and could not believe his good fortune when he was told of his win at Vodafone's Nadi shop today. Read more

FASANOC Launches Sports Personality 09
3 February, 2010
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) today (February 1st) announced the nominees for the 2009 Sports Personality of the Year Award and it has formally selected Vodafone Fiji Ltd to be its telecommunication partner for the 2010 and 2011 period. Read more

Soccer Fans to Choose FFA's Most Popular Player of 2009
28 January, 2010
Fiji's soccer-loving public will choose which player wins the Fiji FA- Air Pacific Most Popular Player of the Year Award at the annual awards night which will be held on Saturday 6th of February at Suva's Nobel House. After the success of the Vodafone Mirchi All-Stars concept, where the public chose a team made up of their favourite district reps to play Navua in a two-match series last year, the FFA decided that fans should also be the ones to choose their favourite player of the 2009 season. Read more

Interconnection Rates
15 January, 2010
This is the third telecommunication wholesale price determination since 2005. Even though the price control order was to have been lifted as part of the Radisson Accord for the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, the Commission felt it necessary to regulate the whole sale interconnect rates. Not withstanding the fact that Vodafone had a commercially agreed interconnect rates in place with other network operators; it fully cooperated with the Commerce Commission in this exercise. Based on submission received from various network operators and its own research and benchmarking studies... Read more