The Anil Ambani managed Reliance Communications is up to something big, its new ‘Simply Reliance Plan’ simply signifies its big plans. Since the time Reliance launched its telecom venture it has consistently stood out among mobile operators because of its simple yet awesome plans, here it brings us another one. [Read more…] about Simply Reliance
After having an unsuccessful bid with South African based MTN, Bharti is now considering buying Millicom’s Sri Lankan assets. Millicom International Cellular, also known as Tigo, is a mobile phone network provider operating majorly in America, Africa and Asia. Based in Luxembourg, the company provides mobile services in 16 countries and has recently put its mobile operations in Sri Lanka up for sale.
Tata Indicom is offering a bundeled pack containing two handsets with consecutive numbers, having intercalling rates of 50 paise/call (yes, it is 50 paise/call with a pulse of 10 minutes). Customers are given the choice of two handsets ranging from the black and white display piece – Huawei C 2607 to the color display piece – Huawei C 2806. The additional information is detailed in the table below. [Read more…] about Twin Treat from Tata Indicom
TRAI seems to be getting strict by the day, first it proposed to mandate the per second tariff option, now in a bid to bring more transparency in mobile tariffs, it intends to bring in a rule which will ask the operators to come clean on all hidden charges and other necessary details while announcing a new scheme/plan.
“There should not be any hidden charges and conditions when operators announce a tariff plan. Consumers should be able to understand the scheme being offered and operators should communicate their offers in an intelligible manner. We are planning to take up these issues in a holistic manner,” said Mr J. S. Sharma, Chairman, TRAI.
TRAI is also seeking additional data from operators who had recently announced tariff schemes to ensure that they offer what they promised. To further improve the quality of services, the regulator also proposes to come out with a report containing information on cell sites where call drops occur frequently.
BSNL has announced a new promotional offer for prepaid users in Kerala. Starting from today till Diwali i.e. October 17, a user will get 10 percent additional talk time on top-up recharges of Rs. 100, Rs. 200 or Rs. 500. In addition to this, users can also avail unlimited GPRS voucher that will cost Rs. 20 for one day or Rs. 199 for the whole month.
The news has been juggling for quite some time, but now it seems that the official word is out; TRAI today released a paper saying that telecom operators will have to provide an optional tariff of per second call tariff along with other packages and plans.
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While most of Delhiites might know tomorrow about the entry of a new operator, MTS just announced to have launched their services in Delhi NCR region. The CDMA operator has got only prepaid plan for now, called as the Power of One which can be bought along with number of handsets.
The plan details are as follows:
SIM – Rs. 99
Talk Value – Rs. 10
Calls to Local MTS Mobiles – 1paisa/2 seconds
Calls to Other Mobiles & Landlines – 1paisa/ second
STD calls to all Mobiles and Landlines – 2paise/ second
Local SMS – 50paise
National SMS – Re.1
International SMS – Rs.5
MTS also has Msaver packs that deducts a nominal rental of Re. 1 each day that allows you to enjoy 50% off on local calls, STD calls or 100 SMSes every day.
For on-the-go internet users, MTS introduced high-speed EVDO modems, Mblaze that will be available in 19 cities.
MTS has already launched its services in 6 circles and to commemorate its launch in Delhi, MTS is doing something unusual. MTS will provide unrestricted access to all commuters on Oct 9, Friday on the Delhi-Noida DND Flyway and Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Both the expressways won’t charge any toll fees between 9:00- 11:00am and 5:00-8.00p.m.
[Read more…] about MTS opens up Noida and Gurgaon Expressways to celebrate its Delhi launch
Couple of days back TRAI chairman Mr. J S Sharma came up with a proposal to propel telecom operators towards a new tariff system based on per second usage. In India, telecom operators presently follow the pulse system wherein consumers are charged for a full minute of airtime even if the call is shorter. The per second tariff system was introduced by TATA DOCOMO when it hit the headlines few months back. Now, if this new tariff system is good or bad, the answer is obvious – good for the consumers, bad for the operators.
Reliance today announced RIM’s latest Blackberry device dubbed as the Tour. Tour is chic looking device, bragging lots of features in a slim 14.2mm chassis. The CDMA powered Blackberry Tour features global roaming, thanks to GSM and CDMA network support and features a vivid 2.44-inch display, 256MB flash memory, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP camera with flash, full HTML browser, GPS, microSD card support and 1400mAh battery promising to give about 5 hours of talk time and 14 days of standby time.
Reliance will sell the device for Rs. 27,990 but for users booking it by Oct 31, they’ll be eligible for two months of free Blackberry Internet Service.
If GSM Reliance users feel a bit left out, there’s some good news for them too. Reliance has confirmed to launch a GSM version of Tour soon.