Now, one paisa per second for roaming
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Intensifying the tariff war in the arena of mobile telephony, Tata DoCoMo, the GSM arm of Tata Teleservices, on Sunday extended its one-paisa-per-second billing scheme to roaming calls, regardless of network or type of phone used by customers. Tatas’ new tariff plan, starting Monday, is likely to trigger a rate war in the roaming segment as it did for local and STD calls in June. That customers lapped it up was reflected in the addition of the maximum number of subscribers to the Tata Teleservices customer base in the past three months. The popularity of the persecond tariff forced most operators to cut their local call rates to one paisa per second. * Per-sec fee to be more economical * New Delhi: While the rate war in the telecom industry has started affecting their profitability, the competition has left consumers laughing all the way to the bank. Says Tata DoCoMo president Deepak Gulati, “We are delighted to announce yet another industry-defying offer to our subscribers-a transparent and pack-free roaming tariff plan of one paisa per second for all incoming and outgoing calls, both local and long distance, to all networks and types of phones (mobile or landline).’’ Though a one-paisa-per second tariff translates into 60 paise per minute and so, works out to be costlier than a 50-paise-per-minute tariff, in actual, it will prove more economical. This is because in a 50-paise-per-minute plan, one has to pay 50 paise even if a call is for 20 seconds. Similarly, if one makes a call for 70 seconds, he will have to pay for two calls. But in the case of a pay-per second plan, one has to pay for the duration of the call. The Tata move was preceded by Bharti Airtel, which on Friday launched a billing scheme that slashed roaming rates by nearly 60%. Tata DoCoMo is a strategic alliance between Tata Teleservices and Japanese Telecom Major NTT DoCo-Mo, which holds a 26% stake. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""GLOBAL SPECULATORS"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalspeculators?hl=.
