New Tariff Plans from Reliance

The company has announced two plans for the Reliance ‘IndiaMobile’
Service. Under the first plan, subscribers will have to pay a monthly rental of
Rs 149 and Rs 100 in monthly charges. The subscriber will get free outgoing
talktime worth Rs 100. Under the second plan, Rs 249 and Rs 150 will be charged
as monthly rental and charges respectively, with free outgoing talktime worth Rs
150. SMS will be charged at Re 0.50 a message under both these plans. The
subscriber will also get free caller line identification, call hold and call
waiting facilities. Moreover, security deposits for local, STD and ISD
facilities have been waived. Also, Reliance will not be charging any processing
or activation fee.

The company has also decided to continue offering the Dhirubhai Ambani
Pioneer Offer (DAPO) scheme. This is despite the fact that the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked Reliance in mid-June to withdraw
the scheme. Company officials say that TRAI’s order has been complied with as
the original DAPO has been withdrawn. At present, the Reliance ‘IndiaMobile’
service is commercially available in around 200 cities. The service is supported
by over 250 web worlds and retail stores. The company recently introduced two
interactive mobile applications, "City Guide" and "TV
Guide", in six cities - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and
Mumbai - and has plans to extend it to 50 cities in the coming months. Reliance
Infocomm is planning to launch its prepaid services by August this year.

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