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Telenor Myanmar signs partnership with TikTok

By Sarah Chen
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Telenor Myanmar has become the market’s first official partner for short-form video sharing platform TikTok, and introduced a new mobile data plan to support the partnership.

The operator has introduced the new Sate Kyite Kyi plan, which will offer mobile video content from TikTok and Myanmar’s other most popular video apps – including YouTube, Viu and MyanFlix – at a rate of 1 kyat ($0.00065) per megabyte.

Users will be able to subscribe to the plan over SMS, via the MyTelenor app or WowBox content platform with subscription fees of 499 kyats per week. The plan will not be auto-renewed and must be resubscribed to at the end of each week of service.

“We are very excited to become the first official local partner of TikTok in Myanmar. Sate Kyite Kyi is the very first result of the agreement between us and the top video apps and we are delighted to add TikTok to our partners’ list for this innovative data plan,” Telenor Myanmar head of digital services Chan May Ling said.

“It will be the one of a kind data plans in Myanmar, providing users with a one-stop shop solution where they can enjoy all of their favorite videos. As you all know, Telenor Myanmar has been offering the best and most affordable products and services since its inception in Myanmar to ease users’ daily lives and we promise that we will come up with many more innovative services from this partnership.”

Questions & Answers

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What is the new mobile data plan introduced by Telenor Myanmar?

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The new mobile data plan is called Sate Kyite Kyi. It offers mobile video content from TikTok, YouTube, Viu, and MyanFlix.

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What is the cost of the Sate Kyite Kyi plan and how is it subscribed to?

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The subscription fee is 499 kyats per week. Users can subscribe via SMS, the MyTelenor app, or the WowBox content platform.

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Does the Sate Kyite Kyi plan automatically renew each week?

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No, the plan will not auto-renew. Users must resubscribe at the end of each weekly service period.

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