Following the earthquake which hit Morocco on the night of September 8 to 9, French operators are offering calls and SMS messages to the country for several days.
On the night of September 8 to 9, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale hits Morocco. There Al-Haouz province is severely affected and the results so far show nearly 2,500 dead for as many injured. Many charitable organizations have already launched calls for donations, while the Moroccan government has opened a specific fund to collect them.
Rescue teams are also arriving from several countries. In addition to these multiple relief operations and support, French operators announce the free calls and text messages to Morocco for all their customers in France. The objective is of course to facilitate communications between the two nations. Whether you are at Bouygues Telecom, Free, SFR Or Orangeeveryone played the game. This also includes the “low cost” operators.
French operators offer calls and SMS to Morocco for several days
Here is the information communicated by the operators at the time this article was written. They only concern mobile customers :
- Bouygues Telecom and B&You: free calls and SMS from a French mobile to Morocco, until September 16 inclusive.
- Free: free calls from a French mobile to a Moroccan mobile or landline, within 2 consecutive hours. Unlimited SMS sending. Valid until September 15 inclusive.
- SFR and RED by SFR: free calls and SMS from a French mobile to Morocco. End date still unknown.
- Orange and Sosh: free calls and SMS/MMS from a French mobile to Morocco (excluding prepaid offer), until September 16 inclusive.
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It is assumed that SFR will align with its competitors for an offer valid until September 15 or 16. There is no mention of a possible extension. Remember that if necessary, you can view the areas affected by the earthquake on Google Maps. The data displayed is updated very regularly.
Source: BFMTV