Etisalat Lanka partners with Sri Lanka Post to enable ‘Postal Reload’

• Convenient reload facility now available through the national postal service

Launching the new revolution in mobile reloading, the first Etisalat reload transaction is successfully transmitted through ‘Postal Reload’ as from left: the Post Master General, D. L. P. Rohana Abeyratne, Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts M.H.A. Haleem, and Chief Commercial Officer of Etisalat Lanka Janaka Jayalath look on

Etisalat Lanka, the pioneer of the nation’s 25 year mobile telecommunications industry, has partnered with Sri Lanka Post to introduce the new revolution in mobile reloading termed ‘Postal Reload’, in commemoration of World Telecommunications Day 2015 

The initiative enables the convenience of Etisalat reload facility through the extensive outreach of the national postal service connecting 4,712 post offices countrywide and through all postmen at door step accessibility. 

The launch event took place at the Sri Lanka Post Headquarters, General Post Office, Colombo under the auspices of Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts, M.H.A. Haleem, the Post Master General, D. L. P. Rohana Abeyratne and Chief Commercial Officer of Etisalat Lanka, Janaka Jayalath.

Etisalat Lanka Chief Executive Officer Wail Salman said: “Etisalat has a renowned global footprint spanning Asia, Africa and the Middle East, which touches millions of lives. We are passionate to continue similar endeavours locally to improve lives of our subscribers in Sri Lanka. 

We sensed great opportunity in ‘Sri Lanka Post’ with its extensive and efficient outreach around the island as an ideal setting to launch the new revolution in mobile reloading.”

“We believe in the success and strength of the public-private partnerships and are pleased to work together with an entity in the government sector that mirrors our objective as an enabler of communication and reach,” he added.