Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has reduced the monthly subscription price for both postpaid and prepaid Blackberry packages to SR79 ($21.06) instead of SR99, with 1000 megabyte data size, unlimited usage of Blackberry messenger and e-mail in addition to 5 free megabytes at international roaming. There is also the Blackberry weekly package which is distinguished by high flexibility and easiness, at unprecedented prices for new and current Sawa and Lana customers who use Blackberry devices. It allows weekly subscription to this package at only SR29 and contains a 120 megabytes free data package and unlimited usage of Blackberry messenger and e-mail, said the company. Eng. Nawaf Bin Saad Al Shalani, General Manager of Corporate Communication at STC, said earlier that STC follows a clear and unified mechanism to promote its services and launch its marketing offers and promotions using the conventional well known media channels or through the authorized distributors that have been selected meticulously by the STC Group to ensure fixed prices that cannot be increased or reduced in any way to jeopardize the customers' interests. STC has the antecedence of introducing different types and sizes of BlackBerry devices to Saudi market, demonstrating high capabilities to keep in line with the latest versions while allowing all its customers the opportunity to get devices like; BlackBerry new bold 9780 in white and black colors, BlackBerry Curve 3G in red and silver and BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105 in black and white. In addition to that, the company for the first time in the market launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800 device, in red and white, which is the first smartphone in the world that colligates between the BlackBerry keyboard and the touch-screen and the first also that uses the new BlackBerry 6 system, it said. STC has also launched the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 with its elegant design and a miscellany of the best features and functions and it pertains with customers who stay connected to the social networking sites. STC constantly seeks to meet customers' needs by keeping pace with the latest technological developments, backed by the strongest and most comprehensive coverage of 3G networks that covers 98 percent of populated area in the kingdom, the company said. STC, as the first Black Berry operator in the region, had also launched the latest experience of tablet devices through 'Blackberry PlayBook' with the possibility of free access into Wi-Fi service in more than 2000 locations for one year with unlimited consumption of data size and it is available in three versions; 16 Gigabytes at SR2099, 32 gigabytes SR2699 and 64 gigabytes at SR3099 all in Wi-Fi technology. it also enabled customers to benefit from applications available in 'BlackBerry App World' store on BlackBerry PlayBook devices, by downloading many free applications or buy others through connecting to Wi
