Mobile operators reset roaming after earthquake in Southeast Asia

Mobile operator T2 Mobile (formerly Tele2) is resetting the cost of mobile communication services for customers located in Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh, amid the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred on March 28 in Southeast Asia, the company said.

Roaming subscribers of the operator will be able to make and receive calls for free, and use the mobile Internet. A special roaming regime will be in effect on March 29-30, with the possibility of extension depending on the development of the situation in the region.

"The preferential terms apply not only to subscribers who are already roaming, but also to customers arriving in the affected countries," said the representative of T2.

MTS will reset the cost of all calls, SMS messages and Internet traffic for the company's subscribers located in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Subscribers will be able to make and receive calls for free, and use the mobile Internet. The special conditions will be valid from March 29 with the possibility of extension, said the representative of the operator.

Izvestia sent inquiries to Megafon and Vimpelom.

Powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand: there are dead due to the collapse of buildings

The consequences of the rampant disaster were felt by several countries in the region

Earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 were recorded in Myanmar, neighboring Thailand, earlier in the day, and subsequently fluctuations reached Bangkok and its environs. Thai Prime Minister Phethong Thang Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in the country's capital. Later it was reported that the death toll in Myanmar as a result of the earthquake rose to 144, 10 people died in Bangkok. Work continues at the site of the collapse.

The Russian Embassy in Thailand reported that it had not received information about Russian citizens injured in the earthquake. It was noted that the Russian representative office maintains contact with local authorities.