M1 unveils innovative, value-for-money mobile and paging service plans
Singapore, 18 March 1997 - M1 today unveiled three exciting yet simple service plans offering Singaporeans a whole new world of choice M1's service plans offer quality and value for money in packages which are easy to use and tailored to meet the varied needs of modern Singaporean lifestyles. This is the result of extensive market research carried out on customer needs and preferences. The three new GSM service plans : M1 Lifestyle; M1 Prime; and M1 Ultimate, offer longer off-peak hours, free subscription to value-added services and a clear dollar value of free local talk time. M1's Paging services offer a range of innovative features such as Page Box, Message Sequence Numbering, Canned Messages and Internet Paging, all aimed at making sure that you get your message, and are absolutely free. M1's commercial launch of its mobile and paging services begin on April 1, 1997. M1 is a consortium comprising the Keppel Group, Singapore Press Holdings, Cable & Wireless, and Hongkong Telecom. M1's Mobile Service Plans | Service Plan | Monthly Charge | Peak rate (per minute) | Off peak rate (per minute) | Usage discount | Additional features | | M1 Lifestyle | $30 | 40 cents | 10 cents | $30 worth of local weekend and public holiday calls | | | M1 Prime | $40 | 20 cents | 10 cents | $20 worth of local calls | | | M1 Ultimate | $100 | 20 cents | 10 cents | $100 worth of local calls | 10% discount on local calls after $100 worth of calls. | All plans include free monthly subscription for Voice Mail, Call Direct, Call Barring, Call Waiting/Call Hold and Short Message Service (Send and Receive). M1's Value-Added Services (Mobile) | Value-Added Service | Registration Fee | Monthly Subscription Fee | Airtime Charge | | Caller Number Display (CLIP) | $10 | $5 | - | | Caller Number Non-Display (CLIR) | $10 | $5 | - | | Conference Call | $10 | $5 | 3 | | Mobile Fax | $10 | $10 | 3 | | Mobile Data | $10 | $10 | 3 | | Autoroaming | $20 | $10 | 3 | | Family & Friends
(20% discount on local calls for 3 numbers) | $10 | $5 | 3 | | IDD | - | - | 3 | | VoiceMail Plus | $10 | $5 | 3 | | VoiceMail Notification through Pager | $10 | $5 | 3 | | Itemized Billing | $10 | $5 | - | | Internet Short Message Service | $10 | - | - | *$200 deposit for autoroaming service in China All charges exclude 3% GST M1's Paging Service Plans | Service Plan | Description | One-Time Connection Fee | Monthly Subscription | | M1 Numeric
Paging Plan | Enables customers to receive numeric pages. Includes the following free VAS: - Call Barring
- Message Sequence Number
- Page Box
| $10 | $14 fixed for unlimited numeric pages | | M1 Message Paging Plan | Enables customers to receive: (i) numeric pages, (ii) alphanumeric messages sent using API codes, and (iii) Canned Messages. Includes the following free VAS: - Call Barring
- Message Sequence Number
- Page Box
- Internet Paging
- Canned Messages
| $10 | $14 for 20 alphanumeric messages & unlimited numeric pages $0.50 for every additional 5 alphanumeric messages up to a maximum monthly subscription of $20. | | M1 Flexi-Paging Plan | Enables customers to receive: (i) numeric pages, (ii) alphanumeric messages sent using API codes, (iii) Canned Messages, and (iv) messages sent via the operator-assisted service. Includes the following free VAS: - Call Barring
- Message Sequence Number
- Page Box
- Internet Paging
- Canned Messages
| $10 | $24 for 20 alphanumeric messages & unlimited numeric pages $0.75 for every additional 5 alphanumeric messages up to a maximum monthly subscription of $32 | | M1 Secretarial Service | Enables customers to receive both numeric pages and alphanumeric messages sent via the dedicated Secretarial Service. Includes the following free VAS: - Call Barring
- Message Sequence Number
- Internet Paging
- Caller Password
| $10 | $36 fixed for unlimited alphanumeric messages | M1's Value-Added Services (Paging) | Value-Added Service | Registration Fee | Monthly Fee | | Call Barring | Free | Free | | Message Sequence Number | Free | Free | | Page Box | Free | Free | | Voice Mail Basic | $10 | $3 | | Voice Mail Enhanced | $10 | $5 | | Caller Password | $10 | $3 | | Internet Paging
(through M1's Internet website) | Free | Free | M1 Roaming Destinations | Australia* | Lebanon | | Austria | Macau* | | Bahrain | Malaysia* | | Brunei* | Mauritius | | Cambodia | Netherlands* | | China* | Norway | | Cyprus | New Zealand* | | Czech Republic | Philippines* | | Denmark* | Portugal | | Finland* | South Africa | | Gibraltar | Spain | | Greece* | Sweden* | | Hong Kong* | Switzerland* | | Hungary | Taiwan* | | Indonesia* | Thailand* | | Ireland | Turkey* | | Kuwait | United Kingdom* | * Available at launch Please note : this list will be expanded M1 Distributors and Dealers Cellstar Pacific Pte Ltd Comit Communication Technologies Pte Ltd Cost Tyre Service Centre Ellipse Technologies Pte Ltd Folec Communicaitons Pte Ltd Gwee Group IPC Corporation Ltd Jia Ying Trading Pte Ltd M1 Shop (Orchard Road) M1 Shop (Raffles Place) N. Shaam's Pte Ltd See Seng Enterprises Telepage Technology & Services Pte Ltd Telepoint Distribution Worldwide Telecommunication WyWy Please note : this list will be expanded | 
