India's second largest telecom operator Vodafone launched a new special caller tune for disabled hearing and speech problems. It will absolutely free of cost on the occasion of international disability day.
The telco in a statement on Friday said that the launched caller tunes can be availed lifelong for free.
The special caller tunes will ask the callers to send a message via SMS or Whatsapp, to facilitate speech and hearing impaired users to receive and send information without any hassle.
The caller tunes can be activated by sending “CT 8894702” SMS to 56789 for English-Hindi-English and “CT 8894716” SMS to 56789 for Hindi-English-Hindi.
“Vodafone is committed to leverage the potential and reach of mobile technology to drive inclusion and address developmental challenges in the society. The launch of these Caller tunes is the latest example of this endeavour,” said P. Balaji, Director – Regulatory, External Affairs & CSR, Vodafone India.
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“The Vodafone Foundation has diligently worked with our partner Enable India to create this simple solution to make the daily lives of our specially-abled customers convenient. This innovative idea is also a small gesture of our support to the Government’s Vision of Accessible India,” he added.
The company said that it will be using its digital platforms to raise awareness about this initiative.
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