In a move to offer greater convenience to all its customers in Galle and the Southern region, Airtel Lanka’s Southern brand shop will now be located in a spacious and customer-centric location within the Southern Region at No. 138, Main Street, Galle.
The new store was ceremoniously declared open by Mr. Romesh De Mel – Chief Services Officer of Bharti Airtel Lanka amidst a large gathering of staff, customers and other well-wishers.
Speaking at the event, Mr. De Mel stated, “Airtel is a youth brand and we understand that the youth loves and believes in us.
All our associations whether it was the Airtel Rising Stars Football programme, sports sponsorships or even the messaging of the BeBrave campaign, has all been for the benefit of the youth of Sri Lanka.
This segment is very special. They have always demanded for products and services that are customized especially for them and Airtel has always stayed ahead of the curve by catering to these needs proactively”.
Mr. De Mel further added that “Airtel has always had a special relationship with the south of the country.
It has also significantly upgraded its 3G services thereby bringing faster and more cost effective internet services to the people in the southern province.
Hence it is no surprise that we have seen a significant increase in the number of customers coming on board our network from the south.
In fact it has been one of the fastest growing region in the country for us.
Our new Brand Shop/Flagship store is located within the heart of Galle.
Therefore it is the ideal location for customers to access Airtel services and we will ensure that the youth of the Southern stay connected with their loved ones here in Sri Lanka and all over the world” he concluded.
Airtel Lanka has prided itself as being a catalyst of change in Sri Lanka’s telecommunications industry.
Since its inception in 2009, Airtel has found itself to be the preferred telecommunications service provider for Mobile Internet to the people of this part of the country.
Therefore this outlet will act as the regional office for all South operations including the Galle, Kaluthara, Matara and Hambantota districts.
The new Brand Shop will be open from 9.00 am – 6.00 pm on weekdays, 9.00 am – 2.00 pm on Saturdays and will offer new customer connections, sim change requests, bill payments, reloads and recharges, VAS and GPRS setting, handset deals, sales of dongles and wingles as well as corporate solutions.
Bharti Airtel Lanka commenced commercial operations of services in Sri Lanka on January 12, 2009, and was the fastest operator to reach 1 million customers in Sri Lanka.
With its network footprint panned out across the country and capturing strategic ranking positions in various areas in less than three years of operations, Airtel has emerged as Sri Lanka’s fastest expanding network.
Registered under the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka, Airtel Lanka provides digital mobile services into Sri Lanka which includes voice, data and enterprise solutions.
The Company has received accreditations such as ISO 27001:2005 and ISO 22301 for its continuous efforts towards information security and business continuity.
To know more please visit, www.airtel.lk
