OREANDA-NEWS. December 12, 2012. MegaFon together with Omsk military enlistment offices started implementation of the social “Conscript” project, under which future defenders will not need to restrict themselves when communicating with their relatives independently of the region where they will go to do military service.

A reduced tariff for future servicemen will allow to receive calls free of charge in any region of Russia and to communicate free of charge with their relatives who remained in Omsk. Parents and servicemen will be able to save a lot as throughout MegaFon’s network all outgoing calls will be charged based on a uniform tariff without any roaming charges. Only young people drafted for military service via Omsk military enlistment offices, and their parents or relatives will be able to participate in the project. Tariff plan “Conscript” will be activated free of charge and does not include any monthly fee. For three months of project implementation over 900 young people have received SIM-cards.

‘Today improvement of military service conditions is of one of the top priorities. Together with MegaFon a social project was developed under which conscripts receive free SIM-cards with beneficial tariff plans. This will surely allow the young men and their loved ones to be in the single information space, ensure continuous full-fledged communication and transparency of military service’, points out the representative of the enlistment department of the Omsk Regional Commissariat.

‘When joining the armed forces our conscripts often do not know to which part of the country they will go to do military service. A tariff with free incoming calls and free outgoing calls to relatives will allow them to always remain in touch in any part of Russia and not to worry about their account balances. As an all-Russian operator we are happy to make our contribution to the development of our armed forces and ensure comfortable service of young men’, says Vitaly Molotkov, Director of the Omsk regional division of the Siberia Branch of MegaFon OJSC.

It is worth noting that of late in each military unit there are special time periods when servicemen can use their mobile phones to communicate with their relatives.