Airtel, Hutch, Idea, Tata join the OneIndia bandwagon
Most telecom operators have rolled out their versions of the OneIndia plan.
Reliance Infocomm was the first one to announce a single tariff for the entire nation, but with a higher monthly rental of Rs 499.
BSNL and MTNL announced their schemes of Re 1 per minute of STD at Rs 299 monthly rental.
Airtel’s post-paid plan India [...]
Free Outgoing
Idea Cellular has announced “Outgoing Free“, an offer that allows the first two minutes free on all outgoing to local and STD numbers for its prepaid customer base.
This customer offering is available on all local mobile calls on purchase of the Rs 250 voucher with Rs 50 talktime, all local calls on purchase of the [...]
The death of distance
So the mobile tariffs have finally caught up with technology in India. Distance will no longer be a relevant factor in how we communicate in our business and personal lives.
BSNL and MTNL have announced the “OneIndia” plan today, charging maximum tariff of Re 1 for a call to any place in the country, effective from [...]
Chalta Rahe
Close on the heels of Airtel launching a life-time prepaid card, Hutch today announced a similar lifetime validity scheme for its prepaid subscribers at Rs 999.
It will also offer full talktime on all future recharges and customers can subsequently top-up with any amount and get full talktime.
But as Vinu pointed, you still need to recharge [...]
Stay mobile for Rs 999
Airtel has come out with a life-time validity plan for prepaid users, which could be availed by paying a one-time fee of Rs 999. So a pre-paid user can continue to receive incoming calls for life after a single recharge, as against the current system of restricted validity, based on the recharge package.
As per the [...]
Airtel launches Rs10 credit pack
‘10 on Demand’ is an innovative scheme launched by Airtel in Gujarat.
Prepaid users whose talktime has expired can dial 888 to get emergency talktime worth Rs 10, which will be deducted in next recharge. This top up amount will be available only once till customer recharges again.
“This emergency value added service which customer can use [...]
DoT issues notice to Bharti
Department of Telecom has issued a notice to Bharti Televentures alleging violation of the National Numbering Plan of 2003 through one of its plans.
The Airtel 2-in-1 plan violates the NNP 2003 as the subscribers are made to dial ‘#’ (hash) while making a call. Use of any such keys is against the NNP and is [...]
Airtel launches ‘free flight’ offer
Airtel has launched a promotional scheme under which its postpaid customers would get return air tickets, originating from Delhi, for a payment ranging from Rs 500 - 599 in addition to their plan charges.
The scheme, which gives Indian Airlines return tickets ‘free-of-cost’ to any destination in India is valid for both its new and existing [...]
Tata Indicom’s Non Stop Mobile
Tata Indicom has launched a new scheme, Non Stop Mobile, under which the validity of a pre-paid connection is extended for two years upon a single recharge, thus freeing mobile subscribers from monthly recharges. The service also offers free roaming in over 1500 locations in the country.
There is no monthly commitment to recharge. Above all, [...]
Hutch and Idea offers
Idea launches new number series:
Idea Cellular launched blank sims for its pre-paid and post-paid customers giving them the option to choose the number of their choice in the 99 series.
The operator also announced reduction of tariff. For calls from mobile to mobile 49 paise would be charged and 99 paise for mobile to landline calls. [...]
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