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SMT, NT’s SMS service

KATHMANDU: Smart Media and Technology (SMT), a new media company, has launched an SMS gaming contest related to the FIFA World Cup 2006. The contest is open to Nepal Telecom mobile subscribers and will begin with the second round of the FIFA World Cup. It is based on SMS responses to simple questions published daily until the contest period, states a press note. Respondents are charged Rs 5 per response. SMT is giving away daily prizes like bikes, mobiles and many other small prizes to winners. — HNS