PTCL to give its Internet users free Netflix subscriptions

Arab News Pakistan
In this file photo, Pakistani police deploy in front of the building of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest landline telephone network in Islamabad. (AFP)

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. (PTCL) is set to provide Netflix gift subscriptions to customers holding 8Mbps or more Internet capacity, a statement said Tuesday.
These Internet subscribers will be able to redeem up to six months of unlimited access to premium Netflix content, allowing them to catch their favorite on-demand TV shows, movies, original Netflix content and more on their smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles. PTCL will also let customers pay for their Netflix subscription via a monthly consolidated PTCL bill, instead of by credit card.
Having already hosted advanced caching servers for Netflix in Pakistan, PTCL has offered Netflix content to Pakistani PTCL users since last year as a trial. Seeing good traction from customers, PTCL now hopes to enable quality entertainment content for consumers in Pakistan, the statement said.
In 2016, PTCL became the first service provider in Pakistan to sign a collaboration agreement with Netflix. Bill Holmes, Netflix’s global head of business development, said: “The partnership marks an important milestone in bringing Netflix’s catalogue of premium content from around the world, as well as the best video streaming experience, to consumers in Pakistan.”
The offer is set to end on May 31, 2018.