The telecommunications company will not charge for calls and SMS made by national Lorca on days 11, 12 and May 13 from their mobile phones, both contract and prepaid.
On the day of the two earthquakes that devastated Lorca, the increase in calls over the mobile phone was 200% higher than any weekday.
Lorca, 13 May.
Movistar has decided not to bill for national calls and text messages from mobile phones produced in the town of Lorca in the days 11, 12 and 13 May as a gesture of solidarity towards the victims of the earthquake that devastated the city of Murcia.
The telecommunications company is aware that mobile phones are key in this type of natural disaster, wanted to express solidarity with all clients and thus save costs has caused them any contact with family or friends.
Proof of mobile phone use for calls or text messages is that the traffic generated in the aftermath of the earthquake was multiplied by 15 with respect to the run.
The director of Telefonica in the Region of Murcia, Ángel Lloret, has said that with this initiative, "the company wants to be next to the earthquake victims in this situation so difficult for Murcia, and to overcome in this way the bad times Lorca are suffering. "
The company reinforced from the earliest moments after the quake the telecommunications services with the installation of mobile units to ensure service users.
Thus, they are meeting the needs of communication are now citizens of Lorca.
Similarly, Telefónica reported to the regional government and local authorities that had enabled the telephone number 900 117 816 Free to facilitate a unique care of victims being served by Council staff in the municipal town.
Source: Movistar