Christian Nellemann
XLN Telecom – the UK’s leading telecoms company serving the small business community – is set to dramatically shake up the UK mobile market with the launch of its new, money-saving mobile phone services which have been specifically tailored to meet the needs of Britain’s smaller businesses. From December 1st 2009, XLN Telecom’s entry level mobile package will charge just 5p a minute for all UK calls irrespective of the number of calls made in a month. Line rental under the package will be free. By comparison, comparable tariffs from major providers typically start with call costs at 20p a minute.
The introduction of the new mobile services from XLN Telecom, which currently provides landline and broadband services to over 125,000 businesses, follows a period of extensive research amongst its customer base in which 42 per cent of SME directors surveyed stated they felt they paid too much for their current mobile communications plans. Furthermore, 65 per cent said they had no mechanism in place to control the cost of their mobile phone usage¹.
With this in mind, XLN specifically designed a range of mobile tariffs to allow its customers to talk longer for less by providing the best value on mobile call minutes in the UK – this being the service that those businesses surveyed said they used the most.
Under the tariffs being introduced, customers can choose from Mobile 5, the exclusive to XLN, flat rate, pay monthly tariff that includes free line rental, calls for just 5p per minute and SMS texts for 5p each², through to contract plans such as the Mobile 400 for £7.99 a month and the Mobile 600 for £13.99 which include 400 and 600 minutes or texts, respectively, as well as a free SIM card and free calls to other mobiles and landlines on the same XLN account³.
Christian Nellemann, Group CEO of XLN Telecom, commented:
“From the beginning, XLN Telecom has always been committed to being the best value champion for small businesses in the UK. We now are delighted to offer best value mobile phone services to complement those we already provide for landline calls and broadband. For too long SMEs have been forced to pay over the top for mobile services they just do not need or particularly want. By designing mobile tariffs based around what our business land-line customers say they actually need, we are now able to completely shake-up the market in this sector.”
Under the XLN’s mobile tariffs, all usage is billed monthly in arrears. To use the service, customers can either use their existing mobile handsets with a new XLN SIM or buy a new handset from the select XLN range. All mobile calls are routed through XLN Telecom’s industry leading mobile network.
For more information, please visit www.xlntelecom.co.uk or www.xlntelecom.co.uk/
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Notes to Editor
¹ XLN’s consumer panel research was carried out in October 2009.
² Line rental is free, subject to a £5 minimum monthly spend. If monthly spend is less than £5, the monthly charge including line rental will be £5 excluding VAT. All calls are billed per minute and incur a 5p connection charge.
³ Free mobile to mobile calls and free mobile to landline calls refer to calls made to XLN mobiles and landlines on the same XLN account. Free calls are capped at 30 minutes per call, once exceeded, these calls will be charged at the standard tariff rate. Minimum 12 month contracts and standard XLN terms apply on all tariffs referenced.
*Prices shown exclude VAT, discounts, special offers, promotions, charges, etc.
About XLN
XLN is committed to providing the lowest cost telecom services and highest customer service levels to the UK’s small business community. Founded in 2002, XLN is now the UK’s largest independent provider of telecom services to small businesses in Britain having over 125,000 business customers across the country. In 2007, XLN was ranked as the highest placed telco company in the The Sunday Times Tech Track and was listed for a second consecutive year in 2008. In 2009, the company was a finalist in the Customer Focus Award category of the National Business Awards. XLN’s founders are Christian Nellemann and Anthony Karibian. In 2006, Christian Nellemann was a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Technology and Communication.
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