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An agreement between the Social Security Bank (BPS), Antel and private operators will allow beneficiaries and contributors of the social security institution to communicate free of charge with the agency from landlines and any mobile telephone company. The measure will be in effect from December for the 0800 1997 and *1997 lines. The benefit, which will be in effect from December, will improve user service.
The presidents of BPS, Alfredo Cabrera, and Antel, Annabela Suburú, participated in the event, held this Tuesday, the 12th; along with representatives of the private mobile telephone companies that operate in Uruguay, reported BPS and Antel in a statement.
Cabrera said that the agreement will result in better services for users, and reaffirmed the efficient management of resources, so that citizens have access to essential services at no cost. The benefit will be limited to services provided by the BPS and will last for one year, in principle, with the possibility of automatic renewal for successive periods.
The agreement states that inter-institutional work generates benefits and that as a public company, Antel must also fulfill a social role, Suburú said.
Thus, starting in December, phone calls to the BPS will be free from landlines and mobile services of companies operating in the national territory, Antel stated on its website. It also specifies that the agreement between both institutions aims to improve the attention of beneficiaries and taxpayers through free telephone service from landlines at 0800 1997 or from cell phones at *1997.
