Vodacom has introduced "Vodafone Passport" into the market.
The Vodafone Passport is a roaming option allowing Vodacom contract customers to make or receive calls on their home tariff rates while travelling in 16 of the 34 countries in which Vodafone has a presence. However, Vodacom was not able to specify which countries will be part of the initiative.
"Vodacom opens up a world of affordable voice communication to business and leisure travellers by providing its customers with access to 16 Vodafone participating networks in 16 countries," says Dot Field, group executive of corporate communications.
Once Vodafone Passport has been activated, customers travelling overseas will be charged only a once-off connection fee when receiving a call, the company says.
The once-off connection will also apply when making calls to SA and within the visited country fee plus their home tariff call rate. Calls made to other countries will be charged at the once-off connection fee plus their home tariff international call rate.
"While international call rates can sometimes be high and unpredictable, Vodafone Passport enables users to exercise personal or business budget control, without being inhibited from making and receiving calls internationally," says Chris Ross, managing executive for products and services.
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