2011 live Rugby World Cup updates from Hutch

21 October 2011 03:20 am

Hutch has introduced another exciting new Value Added Service (VAS) for their loyal customers, bringing live updates on the Rugby World Cup currently underwayin New Zealand.  Scores and updates can easily be accessed by simply dialling 555 from any Hutch number.

Updates by IRB Educator&Former Asian Top Panel RefereeDilroy Fernando, along with pre and post match interpretations on games that have just concluded are onlya dial away with this innovative service by Hutch.

The World Cup timetable, best-players, latest scores, match schedules and summaries, team details, former and recent records arealso readily available for Hutch rugby fans across the island.

“Value addition to our existing services is a very important aspect of the Hutch corporate culture and our VAS team is constantly looking for ways to enhance customer experiences. Before this particular service was launched, Hutch created value for the EsalaPerahara, Nallur Festival, KatharagmaPerahara, and Ramazanby sending out specifics of these religious activities, such as festival commencement times, important perahara facts, Prayer&Ifthar timesas well as a caller tune for that specific event or festival,”stated Mr Arul Vaz, Head of Roaming & VAS. 

He added that customerstoday are extremely tech-savvy and services such as 555 allow them to be leaders amongst their peers.

“We are very excited as the response from our customers has been more than encouraging. This motivates us to continue to explore new ideas and innovative services to offer Hutch customers,” saidArul Vaz.

Photo caption:Arul Vaz (right), Head of Roaming and VAS, Hutch, exchanges a token withDilroy Fernando, to mark the partnership to bring live score updates on Hutch 555.