The Localphone Blog

This week we are giving away free calls to Malaysia to all our customers. Calls to landlines in Malaysia will be free from 12pm GMT Wednesday 3rd October until 12pm GMT Wednesday 10th October.

The offer applies to all Localphone customers no matter where you are located in the world. Calls to Malaysia can be made from a mobile phone, landline or computer. There are no restrictions on how long you can call for or how many Malaysian contacts you call. After the offer ends calls to landlines in Malaysia will be charged at the normal Localphone rate of 0.4p GBP / 1¢ USD or 0.7c EUR per minute.

Remember to recommend us to your friends and family and you’ll earn free credit each time they top-up for 90 days.

As you are probably aware, the cost of calls to Pakistan increased dramatically today due to a Pakistani Government decision to impose a tax on all calls from overseas.

This has increased the rate by over 500% and put the market into turmoil.

When this has happened before we were able to quickly reduce our rates as the market settled, however this time the new law forces all calls through a single incumbent carrier, Pakistan’s PTCL. This has removed any competition from the market to drive down rates.

Many of the world’s largest carriers are also blocking routes into Pakistan in protest at the tax, resulting in severe congestion for all calls. Please be aware that it may take several attempts to get through to the person you are calling.

We are truly sorry that this has happened, but it is out of our control and is affecting every carrier that sends calls to Pakistan. We will work extremely hard to get you lower rates and will pass on any savings immediately.