Tata Teleservices Limited extended its telecom service in the Assam circle by introducing a range of products. It includes prepaid and postpaid mobile services, Photon a high-speed internet access, fixed wireless telephony under the brand name Walky Talky and many other value-added services.

To introduce its brand to the Assamese locals, Tata Indicom is offering the North East Corridor Starter Pack for Rs. 199/- wherein subscribers in this region can make long distance calls across Assam for 50 paise per min.

Tata Indicom’s products and services will be available at exclusive Tata Indicom showrooms and several other retail stores across the state. As a part of their first phase, they have already installed over 134 cell sites in 31 different towns.

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With corporate business phones becoming popular among the CXO’s of companies, Tata Indicom thought of giving them absolute freedom for the same. BlackBerry users or potential BlackBerry buyers would definitely opt for this one, provided they really use their phone to its limit.

This plan by Tata gives users the freedom to make as many calls, SMS’s and data usage as one can possibly dream of, because everything is free. What you would pay for would be outgoing calls while roaming (incoming is free).

We Say: On one hand the rental for the plan (Rs.2500) could seem to be exorbitant, we also need to consider that this one has been made for the classes and not the masses. For the busy Indian businessman or top executive, also the potential user of the plan, this wouldn’t be much of a concern, which is why we see this plan working well for Tata Indicom.

Tata Indicom has launched the first ever CDMA AM/FM enabled mobile phone. This new handset also comes with volume boosters (another new feature) for loud and clear sound. This radio phone is targeted towards the rural consumers to fulfill the need for music and is positioned to bridge the gap across markets.

The Tata Indicom Radio Phone has an AM/FM recorder and separate one touch keys for both the AM/FM functions. It also comes equipped with a 1.8-inch TFT screen for enhanced visibility and has Hindi SMS facility. It is also powered with a battery that provides a super long standby time to ensure that the users have an uninterrupted mobile music experience. The radio phone will be priced at Rs 2199 and will be available in different colour options.

Note: This phone is not listed on the Tata Indicom website. So details regarding the available colour options and pictures of the handset are not available as of now.

Tata Indicom recently launched a couple of SMS packs for everyone to enjoy except the consumers from Maharashtra and Goa.

• SMS All India Pack 100: Pay Rs.25 for a month and get 100 SMS’s (local and national) to any number
• SMS All India Pack 1000: Pay Rs.50 for a month and get 1000 SMS’s (local and national) to any number

We say: The second one is definitely the preferred one, as it provides 10 times the number of SMS’s at two times the price. This is exactly how the operator is expecting the users to think and thus opt for the second one.

Tata Indicomis making the Indian telecom scene quite competitive by introducing plans which raise the bar, by lowering prices. This one is for the Postpaid users who feel the need to make STD calls frequently. The pack, which costs Rs. 75 would provide STD calling to selected zones at 50paise. Here are the details:

• Western Zone:Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhatisgarh
• South Zone: Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
• North Zone:Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and UP.
• East Zone:Kolkatta, Bihar, Orissa and rest of West Bengal

These are the zones one can choose from and avail STD calling at low cost. According to us, one must weigh the approximate number of minutes he/she would call and then check whether it would really benefit them. This pack works for people using STD quite frequently.

Tata Teleservices is the latest entrant in the Indian telecom market to offer Blackberry services. Their first Blackberry device is CDMA-based BlackBerry 8830 World Edition which also offers international roaming capability on GSM/GPRS networks. The phone is an ideal Blackberry handset with a nice QWERTY keyboard, GPS and the topping of a dual band network support. The phone will be available with a standard voice plan along with three options of data services – Gold, Platinum and Titanium.

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The most attractive and the most happening circle in India is set to accommodate 4 new service providers. Mumbai is what we are talking about and the 4 new service providers are Tata Teleservices (with it’s GSM offering), Videocon (Datacom Solutions), Unitech Wireless and Swan Telecom.

Amongst the 4, only the first one would be an existing player, with the latter being new entrants into the market. The penetration in the circle is about 70% and with new entrants coming in, the market seems to be getting heated up. There are also possibilities of a dip in charges with increasing competition.

One of our reader mailed us to know what he went through when he tried reaching the customer care of Tata Indicom. A little background: Hemant Desai wanted to know about a new service about mobile blogging. Here is what he got.

• The person on the line did not have a clue about the service. I was asked to spell out the word Blogging. 
• After spelling it out 3 times, the representative denied the fact of such a service existing.
• Later I was asked to provide details about the source of such information. 
• And then came the worst moment, where I was GUIDING the representative through the Tata Indicom website and showing her where the service details appear. 
• Finally, the conversation ended by the operator telling me that they haven’t been updated with the details of the service. 

We truly salute such awesome service by Tata Indicom. We thought Airtel was worst at it, but competition seems to be emerging here too. 

PS: By the way, here’s the link for Mobile Blogging on Tata Indicom

The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi acts as the perfect platform for people to come together and share friendship, and Tata Indicom gives you a special reason to stay connected. Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) announced the launch of RCV 475, a special festive recharge voucher for new and existing prepaid customers across Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circles.

• This voucher is priced at Rs. 475/-
• It offers 1000 minutes of local calling (Tata to all operators) across Maharashtra and Goa
• The first 500 Local & STD SMS to any operator would be absolutely free
• Post the free usage, users would be charged 50 paise per local call and SMS

According to TTML, this is their way of spreading good cheer and delight amongst their valued customers. This recharge voucher of Rs. 475/- has been specially created to add to the festive fever.

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd (TTML), one of the youngest and fastest growing telecom service providers in India announced on Monday that it has crossed the 6 million subscribers milestone in the Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circles.

Tata Indicom was recently certified as the only operator with zero congested points for interconnection between other operators. Tata Indicom claims that it is keeping pace with the rapid subscriber growth in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa and it is making substantial progress in upgrading its networks to 3G capability and building a congestion-free network.

We say:We at Tele Gyaan, agree that Tata Indicom is building up a congestion-free network – as certified by TRAI. But one thing we do not agree with is that Tata Indicom is trying to keep pace with the growing telecom market. The common complain cited by our Tata Indicom readers are that despite of giving low tariffs and good number of benefits, they totally lack in their phone selling portfolio. So you know now Tata, where you have to put your pennies on.