Airtel Courts SMEs With Club Business

Emeka Oparah, Director, Public Relations & CSR; Rajiv Seghal, VP, Enterprise, SME & Postpaid; and Inusa Bello, Chief Sales Officer, all of Airtel Nigeria at the launch in Lagos.....

Airtel Nigeria has introduced Club Business, a specific package aimed at boosting business productivity and profitability. This is in its effort to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with relevant and affordable telecommunications solutions. 

The Club Business offering according to the telco, will enable owners of Small and Medium Businesses to form a club of 20 members with their employees and as a result, benefit from specialized discounts including free calls for the first 100 minutes and subsequent charge of 20k/sec for Airtel to Airtel calls, while SMS to club members will be at N1. 

Deepak Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Airtel Nigeria, said at the media launch of the new package that Airtel Club Business is specially designed to address the prevailing business environment in Nigeria, providing excellent opportunities for small business owners to adopt creative and strategic initiatives to survive the harsh business climate. 

“The company considers the SME sector as vital to the growth of the nation’s economy and as a result, it is committed to creating products and services that will boost profitability and productivity in the sector, ensuring return on investments and economic growth”, Srivastava said.  

Airtel Club Business allows a minimum of five users and a maximum of twenty Airtel customers. In addition to the free calls for first 100 minutes and N1 per SMS for Club members, calls to Airtel numbers are billed at 20k/sec, while calls to other networks will be at 30k/sec after the first minute at 60k/sec. International call charges remain at the prevailing rates.  

In addition, SMS to other Airtel lines outside the club will be at N5, while SMS to other networks and international lines will be N9 and N15 respectively.

Also, a monthly Access Fee of N500 would be charged while a monthly minimum recharge of N500 on the Master Line would be required to enjoy the special business solution package.

Under the offer, the Master Line would be responsible for paying access fees and monthly commitment for all other lines in the Club. The first 20 number additions that make up a club would be free while subsequent reviews would be charged at N50.

The Airtel Club Business is available to both new and existing prepaid SME customers.