Bangkok--9 May--PTT
Today (May 9, 2007) at PTT’s First Infantry Reg. Station, Dr.Somkuan Bruminhent, President of TOT Public Company Limited, and Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun, President of PTT Public Company Limited, announced the launching of the new “TOT Wi-Fi High Speed Wireless Internet Service” and the prestige campaign for every Baht 500 payment on PTT Gasoline will be given a free 30-Baht TOT Wi-Fi Card which equivalent to 30 minutes internet access. The promotion available at 4 PTT petrol stations (which are PTT Service Station: The First Infantry Reg. Branch, PTT Service Station : Ekamai-Ramindra Branch, PTT Service Station : Defence Dept Bangna Outbound Branch, and PTT Service Station : Bangpain Branch) and lasts until ending of May 2007. In addition, 8 O2-mobile phones will be given away to lucky customers who join the service test-run period.
Dr.Somkuan revealed that it is a pleasure for TOT to join hands as the business partner in this campaign with the energy conglomerate like PTT who is Thailand’s first petrol-station operator to offer the customers such the update-online services. TOT Wi-Fi is one of TOT services to respond to modern life styles of the consumers by offering more communication choices for customers to be more convenient while traveling. The campaign focuses more on the broader market targets who are the general public. TOT and PTT expect to expand the service coverage to all big cities throughout the country particularly where PTT’s high standard petrol stations are located. The primary target areas are PTT stations under the ICT City Program located in the concentration areas of big cities in Thailand. Not only in the central areas but the TOT Wi-Fi Service will also be available along the routes toward Chiangmai, Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Pitsanulok, Ubol Ratchatanee, Udontanee, Phuket and Songkhla. The wireless services will further be expanded into the public areas like shopping malls, condominiums, colleges, and social hub areas.
The expansion is believed to benefit the consumers from different life styles in getting access to the cheaper internet service. TOT forecasts to gain about 10,000 customers from more than 200 TOT Wi-Fi Sites by year end.
Mr. Prasert said the collaboration with TOT follows PTT policy in offering highest satisfaction to consumers as PTT has gained consumer trust by having the highest market shares in retail oil business for the past 13 consecutive years. Aside from the full scale petroleum services offering, the “non-oil services” will provide customers more conveniences such as services from the Caf? Amazon Coffee Shop, 7-11 Convenient Store, restaurant, commercial bank, drug store, etc. The collaboration with TOT in introducing the new TOT Wi-Fi service in PTT petrol stations is to emphasis the further step of service development of PTT as the leading petrol station with the full scale “One Stop Service”.
TOT Wi-Fi or the wireless high speed internet service will allow greater convenient toward the wide range of customers including the general publics, students, and business people who are living a technology-oriented and modern life style. Customers can easily get online access to the internet, e-mail, etc. in any area of PTT stations which joining the program. At the preliminary phase of the Wi-Fi service launching, PTT has selected 4 of its petrol stations for the service test-run which are PTT Service Station: The First Infantry Reg. Branch, PTT Service Station : Ekamai-Ramindra Branch, PTT Service Station : Defence Dept Bangna Outbound Branch, and PTT Service Station : Bangpain Branch. During the recent pre-test period between March and April, the statistic shows that more than 2,000 customers registered to be the member of TOT Wi-Fi, and that truly reflects the matches between the new service and modern consumer demand. The statistic also indicates the new trend of which it is the first ever in Thailand that the wireless high speed service is available in PTT petrol station. Starting today and last until ending of May this year, TOT and PTT have started this special campaign of which every Baht 500 payment on PTT petrol in any of PTT 4 branches mentioned above will be given a free 30-Baht TOT Wi-Fi Card which equivalent to 30 minutes internet access.
During free-of-charge test run period between March 1 to April 30, 2007, TOT and PTT had picked up the lucky TOT Wi-Fi members who were the 5th, 9th, 60th, and 80th (the ranks relate to this year’s celebration on special occasions to honor His Majesty The King) most frequent and longest users of TOT Wi-Fi. 8 O2-mobile phones will be given away to lucky members who are Chantarat Mainkul, Phutiporn Supasutthivech, Chukiet Pruetthithamkul, Thanayos Kulthol, Krisana Rattanapat, Thiwakorn Huntrakul, Paisarn Srisuwan, and Thirapat Singhvanich.
The wireless high-speed TOT Wi-Fi service has met the IEEE 802.11 b/g standard. It allows the internet access with the 1Mbps high speed, and can be connected to the laptop or pocket pc phone. The TOT Wi-Fi Cards are Bath 60 for 60 minutes; Baht 100 for 120 minutes; and Baht 150 for 300 minutes. TOT Wi-Fi Card is also available at the Cafe Amazon Coffee Shops who join the campaign.
Public Relations Division, Public Relations and Corporate Communication
Oil Business Group TOT Public Company Limited
PTT Public Company Limited Tel. 0-2505-1212
Tel. 0-2537-2538