14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile USA announced on Thursday that it had taken a number of steps into providing relief and help to the victims of the recent earthquake in the Republic of Haiti. According to the company, it plans on helping the restoration of wireless communications in the country, and it also offers support for those who want to reach loved ones in Haiti. The carrier will donate wireless equipment to the country, including generators and phones.
The operator revealed that all current T-Mobile customers trying to connect with people in Haiti would be able to do so without being charged for international long distance calls from January 12 to January 31. At the same time, the company announced that those T-Mobile customers in Haiti at the moment would benefit from free-of-charge roaming on T-Mobile’s partner networks in Haiti until the end of the month. All the charges will be removed from the customers' bills accordingly, the carrier added.
“Our company and our employees care deeply for our customers, and we know that many customers have been directly impacted by the disaster in Haiti,” said Robert Dotson, president and CEO, T-Mobile USA. “While our thoughts go out to those in Haiti who are suffering so greatly at this time, our promise is to help people connect with those who matter most. I can think of no better time to demonstrate this commitment.”
Those T-Mobile customers willing to provide help to the victims in Haiti can do so through texting "HAITI" to "90999" and donating this way $10 to the Red Cross for help with relief efforts. The carrier also stated that 100 percent of the donation would go to the Red Cross, and that users would not be charged a pre-text fee for the message, nor would it be decremented from their messaging plan, in case there was one. At the same time, users can send “YELE” to 501501 so as to support the “Haitian-born musician and featured T-Mobile MyTouch 3G artist Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti fund.”