Lowest rates to the US and a chance to win
a limited edition Landrover Freelander with ZONE1511

Singapore, 15 November 2000 – IDD service providers on ZONE1511 offers the lowest rates to the US and 10 other popular destinations from 15 November 2000. At the stroke of midnight, iTopia, one of the service providers available on ZONE1511’s IDD service, will be reducing its rates to the US to 8.8 cents a minute. It will also lower its rates to Canada, Finland Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines in celebration of ZONE1511 Day. 

ZONE1511 is an IDD service portal that automatically connects customers to the service provider offering the best available rate at the time of their call, giving home and business users better control over IDD call charges.  

This is the first time 13 different IDD service brands have come together to offer its customers both more convenience and greater value. With ZONE1511, customers have the convenience of selecting their preferred service brands through the ZONE1511 website. This empowers customers with the combined benefits of flexibility of choice, ease of use andbest available rates at the time of the call.  

The enormous cost savings offered by ZONE1511 does not end. Another of ZONE1511’s service providers, SunPage will also be revising its rates. 

Unveiled for the first time on ZONE1511 Day is the ‘Dream Draw’ promotion where customers stand a chance to drive away with the grand prize - a one-of-a-kind, limited edition LandRover Freelander. The grand draw will take place on 10 March 2001 where one other lucky winner will win 5000 minutes worth of free IDD calls to anywhere in the world. 

A monthly draw will be held from now till the end of February 2001, and each month, 10 lucky winners will stand a chance to win one year’s supply of Häagen-Dazs premium ice cream. There are also 10 Nokia 3310 handphones to be given away each month and 10 chances to win 151.1 minutes worth of free calls. 

Every $20 on IDD calls through ZONE1511 from now till the end of February 2001 entitles customers to one lucky draw chance in the monthly draw. All lucky draw chances will be snow balled to increase the chance of winning in the grand draw. Customers who have notsigned up with ZONE1511 will enjoy $5.00 worth of free IDD calls if they try the service before the end of this month. 

“ZONE1511 believes in offering value to our dedicated customers. In addition to the attractive rates offered by the service providers on ZONE1511, customers will get an additional 15 per cent discount on all IDD calls made from 15 November to 31 December,” said Peter Ong, Director of Marketing of ZONE Telecom Pte Ltd. “The more customers use ZONE1511 from now till the end of February next year, the more chances they will get to win the myriad of prizes in the Dream Draw promotion.”