During the wake of the earthquake that has left the capital and the surrounding cities of Haiti in shambles, T-Mobile is helping its customers contact loved ones in Haiti. From January 12th to January 31st, T-Mobile is offering free international calls to & from Haiti. T-Mobile customers who are in Haiti will be able to roam free of charge on T-Mo partners carriers, Voila & Digicel. Also T-Mobile has pledged to donate wireless equipment (generators & phones) to assist with communications during this disaster. For those of you who would like to help, just text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross and the $10 will appear on your next cell bill. You can also text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to Wyclef Jean’s Yele relief fund.
Please everyone support and donate what you can. Haiti will be in need for the next few years especially NOW!!! There are still people buried alive and have been since the earthquake/aftershocks occurred. Help our fellow men and women. The official release is below.
T-Mobile USA Waives Call Charges to and from Haiti; Pledges Support of Wireless Equipment to Assist in Restoration
T-Mobile USA Strives to Unite Families in the Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake Disaster
BELLEVUE, Wash. – January 14, 2010 – T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced that the company is taking a number of steps to provide relief and help unite families in the aftermath the earthquake disaster in Haiti. For current T-Mobile customers who are trying to connect with loved ones in Haiti during the aftermath of the country’s devastating earthquake, T-Mobile USA is enabling phone calls to Haiti without charges for international long distance through January 31, 2010, and retroactive to the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Additionally, T-Mobile customers who may already be in Haiti will be able to roam on T-Mobile’s partner networks in Haiti (operated locally in Haiti under the names Voila and Digicel) free-of-charge through the end of the month. In both cases, T-Mobile will remove these charges from customer bills accordingly.
“Our company and our employees care deeply for our customers, and we know that many customers have been directly impacted by the disaster in Haiti,” said Robert Dotson, president and CEO, T-Mobile USA. “While our thoughts go out to those in Haiti who are suffering so greatly at this time, our promise is to help people connect with those who matter most. I can think of no better time to demonstrate this commitment.”
Additionally, T-Mobile has taken steps to assist with the restoration of the wireless communications infrastructure in Haiti – a key component in supporting the overall humanitarian and recovery efforts. T-Mobile has pledged its support to donate wireless equipment such as generators and phones.
How You Can Help
For those interested in helping immediately, T-Mobile customers can simply text “HAITI” to “90999″ and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts. Your donation will be charged to your T-Mobile phone bill, and one hundred percent of this donation goes directly to the Red Cross. There is no per-text fee for this service for T-Mobile customers who do not have a messaging plan, nor will the text be decremented from messaging plans. Similarly, customers can text “YELE” to 501501 to support Haitian-born musician and featured T-Mobile MyTouch™ 3G artist Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti fund. For more information, please visit http://www.yele.org.
