Indiantelevision.com Team

(28 April 2008 7:30 pm)

BANGALORE: Airtel today announced reduction of tariiffs on STD and Roaming services for its over 62 million customers. Airtel has reduced its STD rates to Re 1.50 per minute from the earlier Re 2.65 per minute. The new tariffs will be effective from 30 April.

Airtel has also announced reduction of tariffs for roaming regime in the country. Airtel customers will now be able to receive a call while roaming at Re 1 per minute, as compared to Re 1.75 per minute charged presently. Further, while roaming, Airtel customers can make an outgoing local call at Re 1 per minute and an STD call at Re 1.50 per minute.

Said Bharti Airtel President of mobile services Sanjay Kapoor, “This initiative spells the end of distance for our existing and prospective customers. With 70 percent STD customers in India using less than 5 minutes per month on STD calls and 80 percent mobile customers not using their phones while roaming, we have a compelling customer proposition. I am delighted that we are leading this endeavor, which strengthens our strategic plank of affordability. I am confident that this will drive growth and usage in the Indian telecom industry.”