This innovative service was launched by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees, recently.

SLT Chairperson said that SLT is proud to have been able to fulfill the President’s prerogative to make information technology available to the entire nation, Daily News reported.

WAP is a browser developed to access information through mobiles which is similar to surfing the internet through computers. This one-of-a-kind innovation by Sri Lanka Telecom will unite with other telecom service providers to make directory information available to all mobile phone users. SLT is the publisher of the National Telephone directory.

Identifying the absence of information being available in local languages, this novel product is available in all three languages. Basic information like government organizations, emergency numbers, and telephone numbers for schools, hospitals etc will be online.

This product is a direct result of the government’s objective of popularizing and providing information via mobile operators to over 13 million citizens across the country.