Latvian telecom operators Tele2 and LMT have extended for another three months for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Latvia the opportunity to use mobile communications for free for three months to contact their relatives and friends in Ukraine or elsewhere. European countries.
KYIV.UkraineGate , 23 , May , 2022 | World News .
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Thus, people from Ukraine seeking asylum in Latvia will be able to use mobile communications for free for a total of six months (until mid-August).
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“Ukraine has been fighting for its freedom for almost three months. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, LMT has provided Ukrainian refugees in Latvia with free communication and internet for three months. We see that this service is vital, so we continue this opportunity in the future. Ukrainian refugees in Latvia will be able to use mobile services for free for another 90 days, “said LMT President Juris Binde.
New SIM cards of the LMT operator are still available in Latvian self-governments, in the Ukrainian Support Center (Riga, 1 Kalku Street), as well as in the office of Ziedot.lv (Riga, 2p Selpils Street).
Tele2 data show that the duration of calls to Ukraine has increased by about 50 times. If before the war the total duration of calls from Latvia to Ukraine was about 1,000 minutes, or 16 hours a day, now it reaches 50,000 minutes, or 833 hours a day.
Source: Ukrgate
