Tata Teleservices announces free unlimited calls in Harayana - MTNL Attacks (Even PSU's are daring to do it)

MTNL CUTS STD RATES TO RS 1.25 PER MINUTE
New Delhi, May 18, 2008
The Economic Times

State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd on Saturday announced to reduce the STD rates of its GSM service to Rs 1.25 per minute, moving a step ahead of the private telcos.

The new rates will be applicable from May 18. "The STD rates for GSM mobile Dolphin and Trump have been reduced from Rs 1.75 per minute to Rs 1.25 per minute," MTNL CMD R S P Sinha said.

The rates shall be applicable to all the tariff plans including lifetime prepaid service and postpaid Jeevansathi schemes of MTNL.

The STD rates for MNTL CDMA service Garuda mobile has also been reduced from Rs 1.75 per minute to Rs 1.25 per minute in all plans.

For landline services, STD pulse rate have been increased to 60 seconds from 36 seconds earlier.

"With this, STD rates for a landline user shall be Re 0.80 per minute to maximum of Rs 1.20 per minute depending upon the tariff plan of the subscriber," Sinha added.

Earlier this month, Vodafone had slashed the STD tariffs to Rs 1.30 a minute across the country while roaming charges have been dropped to Re 1 for all incoming and local outgoing calls.

Country's largest private telecom operator Bharti had also dropped the STD tariffs to Rs 1.50 a minute.

 

Tata Teleservices announces free unlimited calls in Harayana

 

CHANDIGARH: Tata Teleservices on Saturday announced unlimited free local calls on its network on all new prepaid connections for the first two months.

The scheme has been launched for its Haryana-based subscribers only.

"The new prepaid customer can make unlimited free calls during the first two months to all local Tata phones while all other calls will be charged as per the chosen tariff plan. After two months from activation, the regular charges as per the opted starter pack would be applicable," a company release said.

All existing customers can also avail the benefit of making unlimited local calls by recharging with a new Special Tariff Voucher (STV). The two applicable STVs are at Rs 105 offering unlimited free calls to Tata Phones and another at Rs 59, which offers local calls to Tata Phones at 10 paise per minute and other mobiles at 49 paise per minute.