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18 September 2017

Telkom offers Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Telkom today announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be available in stores from 22 September 2016.

Both new and existing and Telkom Mobile and Telkom Business subscribers as well as prepaid, hybrid and post-paid subscribers qualify for this offer. The device will be available to customers on the following FreeMe packages 2GB, 5GB, 10GB, 20GB and Unlimited for the online channel.

FreeMe 2GB and up subscribers will be eligible for Telkom LIT which is the first of its kind in South Africa and is unique in that that the service offers streaming to on-demand movies, TV programmes, online video and music through some of the world’s most popular content providers and all this across network platforms for your home and on the move needs.

Customers are still able to log on to the Telkom website and pre-order their device until 21 September 2017. All customers who apply online will receive a convertible wireless charger valued at R1299. Telkom will provide customers who purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, from 01 September 2017 to 31 October 2017, with a free 6-month Samsung Mobile Care (SMC) plan. To ensure customers qualify for the SMC, they will need to register their details within the promotional period using one of the following platforms:

The following deals will be available for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8:

Deal Description
FreeMe 2GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 2GB @ R799 x 24 Months
FreeMe 2GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Grey + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 2GB @ R799 x 24 Months
FreeMe 5GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 5GB @ R949 x 24 Months
UFreeMe 5GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Grey + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 5GB @ R949 x 24 Months
FreeMe 10GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 10GB @ R1099 x 24 Months
FreeMe 10GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Grey + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 10GB @ R1099 x 24 Months
FreeMe 20GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 20GB @ R1299 x 24 Months
FreeMe 20GB Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Grey + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe 20GB @ R1299 x 24 Months
FreeMe Unlimited Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Black + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe Unlimited @ R1699 x 24 Months
FreeMe Unlimited Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Grey + Free SIM & Connection on FreeMe Unlimited @ R1699 x 24 Months

For further enquiries, please contact:

Leigh-Ann Francis
Specialist: Media Relations
Group Communication
Tel: +27 12 642 1728
Mobile: +27 81 391 4780
Email: francilm@telkom.co.za

ABOUT TELKOM:

Telkom is a leading information and communications technology services provider in South Africa. We had consolidated operating revenue of R41 billion and normalised profit after tax of R3 907 million for the year ended 31 March 2017. Total assets amounted to R48.0 billion and equity attributable to the owners of Telkom to R27.6 billion as of 31 March 2017.

As of 31 March 2017, we had approximately 3.0 million telephone access lines in service and 1,329,450 ports connected via MSAN access. We offer business, residential and payphone customers a wide range of services and products, including:

  • fixed-line retail voice services using PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) lines, including ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) lines, and the sale of subscription based value-added voice services and calling plans;
  • fixed-line customer premises equipment rental and sales services both voice and data needs and these include PABX, Computers, Routers, Modems, Telephone handsets and other ancillary equipment;
  • interconnection services, including terminating and transiting traffic from South African mobile operators, as well as from international operators and transiting traffic from mobile to international destinations;
  • fixed-line data services, including domestic and international data transmission services, such as point-to-point leased lines, ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) services, packet-based services, managed data networking services and internet access and related information technology services;
  • Data Centre Operations includes e-commerce, application service provider, hosting, data storage, e-mail and security services;
  • W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), a 3G next generation network, including fixed voice services, data services and nomadic voice services;
  • mobile communication services, including voice services, data services and handset sales through our mobile brand called Telkom Mobile;
  • information technology services including converged communication, IT service solutions, application solutions, IT hardware and software and industrial technology service sales locally, in seven African countries, the UK and Dubai through Business Connexion Group; and other services including directory services, through Trudon (Pty) Ltd, wireless data services, through Swiftnet (Pty) Ltd.
  • Convergence is one of our key strategic initiatives in building a sustainable future for Telkom. We will lead the provision of converged services in South Africa in support of our mission statement: Seamlessly connecting people to a better life.