IDEA Cellular Kolkata charges 1p/2seconds

Idea cellular, one of the leading telecom service provider in India has introduced new tariff voucher for its customers in Kolkata and West Bengal telecom circle. The tariff voucher is priced at Rs.44 . With this STV, Idea offers call rates as low as 1p/2seconds. The STV comes with a validity of 30 days.

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MTS to launch services in Mumbai

MTS, the CDMA mobile service provider will launch its services in Mumbai telecom circle soon. MTS will also launch its high speed data service, Mblaze along with the launch of mobile service. MTS already has presence in Kolkata, West Bengal, Rajastan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar-Jharkhand, Delhi and Karnataka telecom circles.

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Vettaikaran Latest stills

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Uninor Plan Details

Uninor, majority owned by Norway-Based telecom service provider Telenor has introduced two new tariff plans for its subscribers. The two plans Talklonger@29p/min and Callmore@29p/min offers call rates as low as 29p/min for local calls and 49p/min for STD calls. The plan details are as follows.


Details
1.Talklonger@29p/min plan
Call setup charge                -         0.39p
Local                                 -         0.29p/min
STD                                   -         0.49p/min
SMS (Uninor to Uninor)        -         100 free per day (thereafter 10p/sms)
Local sms                           -         10p/sms (first sms of the day will be charged @ 99p)
STD sms                             -         1.49Rs/sms


2.Callmore@29p/min plan
Daily rental                        -         Rs.2
Local                                 -         0.29p/min

STD                                   -         0.49p/min

SMS (Uninor to Uninor)        -         100 free per day (thereafter 10p/sms)

Local sms                           -         10p/sms (first sms of the day will be charged @ 99p)

STD sms                             -         1.49Rs/sms

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Uninor launches services in India

Uninor, a joint venture between real estate firm Unitech and Norway based telecom service provider Telenor has launched its services in India. The company has started services in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UP(E), UP(W) and Bihar including Jharkhand telecom circles. The company has Pan-India telecom licence and has spectrum in 21 of 22 telecom circles. The company has announced two tariff plans which offers local calls at 29 paise and STD calls at 49 paise. Uninor will be a Pan-India operator by June,2010.

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11-Digit mobile numbers soon

The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has proposed a 11-digit mobile numbering system from January 1 to meet the needs of increasing subscribers, according to reports. A DOT note says, "The National Numbering Plan 2003 is amended for migration to 11-digit numbering plan in mobile services by prefixing digit '9' in existing two-digit PLMN access code". If this happens, the subscribers will have to prefix 9 to existing 10-digit number. For example, a number beginning with 9xxxxxxxxx will become 99xxxxxxxxx.

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MTNL launches 'Per Second' billing plan

State-run telecom service provider MTNL has introduced pay per second billing scheme for its 2G and 3G customers in Mumbai and Delhi telecom circles. With this scheme, local and STD calls to its own network will be charged @ half-a-paise per second while calls to other network across the country will be charged @ 1 p/sec. MTNL also offers video calls within its own network @ 1 p/sec. 


Details
MTNL to MTNL                  - 1/2 paise per second
MTNL to other networks    - 1 paise/second
Local sms                         - 25 paise
National sms                     - Re.1
International sms               - Rs.2.50

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