MTN Launches Call Sponsor Service, Lets Reciever Opt To Pay For Call.

MTN Nigeria has just launched a new service “Call Sponsor” for its prepaid subscribers in which the a customer can initiate a “call collect” call and if the receiver agrees to, he can pick the tab of the call. The Call sponsor service will be available to all MTN prepaid tariff plans except MTN Zone.

Here’s how the service works:

First, initiate a Call Sponsor call to your sponsor by dialing *121*your sponsor’s number#. Example: *121*08030000000#


You will get the following response:

“Call in progress. Please wait while your call is being connected.”

The network will verify if the intending sponsor satisfies all the conditions necessary (e.g tariff, balance, etc) after which you will hear the following response:

“Welcome to MTN Call Sponsor service. Press 1 to accept, 2 to reject, 3 to accept and add to white list, 4 to reject and add to black list.

Your sponsor will be required to either press;

1 to accept the call
2 to reject the call
3 to accept the call and add your number to the white list
4 to reject the call and add your number to the black list

If your sponsor presses 1, the call will be connected and your sponsor will be charged for the call according to her/his MTN2MTN tariff plan rate.

If your sponsor presses 2, the call will be rejected and you will receive the notification message:

“Sorry, the call cannot be connected at the moment. Please try again later. Thank you!”

If your sponsor presses 3, the call will be connected and your number will be added to your sponsor’s white list at the end of the call.

If your sponsor presses 4, the call will be rejected and your number added to your sponsor’s black list..