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PTI launching today at Street Market
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Posted on Feb 01 2006
Pacific Telecom Inc. will hold a public party later today at the Street Market in Garapan to formally launch its entry into the Commonwealth.
This comes four months after the company took over the control and operations of Verizon Micronesia.
PTI spokesperson Carlene R. Tenorio said the event, which begins at 5pm to 9pm, is open to the public.
“It’s PTI’s grand launch party. The whole CNMI community is invited to attend. We’ll be having live entertainment. There’s going to be cultural dance groups and band performances. We’ll have a clown to entertain the kids. We’ll have fireworks and Chinese dragon performers,” said Tenorio in an interview yesterday.
She said PTI would also give away free items such as hats and T-shirts to the crowd.
At the same time, Tenorio said that PTI would offer great deals on its products during the event.
She said customers can sign up for PTI’s new product called the web accelerator, which makes dial-up connections six times faster than normal.
Further, she said that if people sign for DSL broadband for a year, they will get three months free. Likewise, their service order processing fee of $40 will be waived.
Long distance call cards will be 15 percent off the regular price.
During the gathering, prepaid cell phones will be sold at $50 each.
On Friday at 430pm, PTI will hold a roadside waving in front of its offices in Chalan Laulau.
“We’ll be giving away hats and bumper stickers,” she said.
People visiting PTI office will also get to taste mouth-watering cakes.
Today’s launching will be attended by several guests, including government officials led by Lt. Gov. Tim P. Villagomez, who will be delivering his remarks.
“It’s going to be an exciting event. We encourage everybody to drop by and get free PTI products at the same time,” she said.
PTI finally took over the telecommunications firm on Sept. 21, 2005 after a long legal battle.
PTI reportedly purchased all common stocks of Verizon owner Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. for an estimated $60 million.
