India Weekly Telecom Newsletter back issues from March 2009:
DoT awards LoI to Syniverse and Telecordia to oversee MNP implementation.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Department of Telecommunications )(Mobile Number Portability)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... The Department of Telecommunications has awarded a Letter of Intent (LoI) to MNP Interconnect, which is supported by Telecordia, and Syniverse, empowering both companies to manage the launch of MNP (Mobile Number Portability) in ...
Funds from USOF must be utilized to s establish rural mobile charging centers: TRAI.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Universal Services Obligation)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India )(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... In a statement which reflects its commitment to further the cause of rural mobile telephony services, Indian telecommunications regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that telecom firms must explore the possibility of using funds form the USOF (Universal Services ...
Government forms GoM to look into 3G and BWA auctioning.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Group of Ministers )(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... The government finally announced the names of all members which would become a part of the much-talked-about Group of Ministers (GoM). The GoM has been constituted to take a conclusive decision on key issues like the reserve price of BWA and 3G services. Members of the GoM include Mr. Lalu ...
The EC to augment communication system for booth officials.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Election Commission)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's Election Commission (EC) has announced its decision to augment the communication network for officials participating in the election process by providing them with cell phones and mobile systems. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Naresh Gupta said that this move would expedite smooth ...
DoT seeks bids to deploy set up broadband wireless infrastructure in rural India.(WIRELESS)(Department of Telecom )(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's Department of Telecom (DoT) has sought bids from telecom service providers for establishing broadband wireless infrastructure in rural parts of the country. The government is contemplating arranging capital from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in order to erect the ...
Samsung launches the Pixon M8800 in the Indian market.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Mobile handset giant Samsung has launched an eight megapixel touch-screen phone called the SAMSUNG Pixon or M8800 for $558.6. The new camera phone is equipped with the latest digital camera features including in-built autofocus camera, dual LED flash and other functionalities like blink ...
BSNL contracts Gemini to unveil WiMax in rural parts of Gujarat.(WIRELESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's state-ruin telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is gearing up to launch WiMAX services in rural Gujarat. It has awarded a Rs 68 crore ($13.1 million) deal to IT company Gemini Communication for launching this service in rural parts of the state. A senior official of BSNL ...
Bharti Airtel and BlackBerry launch new unlimited plan costing Rs 499 per month.(WIRELESS)(Research in Motion Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's biggest mobile service provider Bharti Airtel and Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM) have announced the launch of BlackBerry Personal Mail service under which, the subscribers of Airtel would be able access BlackBerry-powered unlimited email and IM (instant messaging) ...
DTH player Airtel digital TV comes up with new promotional campaign.(WIRELESS)(direct-to-home)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Bharti Airtel's direct-to-home (DTH) affiliate Airtel digital TV has unveiled a new package under which its users would be able to meet Indian celebrities like Saif Ali Khan, A R Rahman, Kareena Kapoor and Gautam Gambhir and also win exciting prizes which include 600 Samsung MP3 players, ...
Alcatel bags 7-yr deal from Tata Teleservices.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... French-US telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has bagged a seven-year deal from Indian CDMA service provider Tata Teleservices for enhancing its voice, data and video services in India. The vendor however, refused to disclose the financial terms of the ...
Big TV unveils new campaign in rural Andhra to raise DTH awareness.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... The DTH affiliate of Reliance Communications (RCom), Big TV has unveiled a new campaign to raise awareness about its services in rural parts of Andhra Pradesh. The campaign called 'Entertaining and Educating Rural Andhra' would also cover educational bodies and the IT segment. Under the ...
INTEX unveils new Hip Hop stereo headphone.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... INTEX announced that it has unveiled a new Hip Hop stereo headphone costing just Rs 225 ($4.35) in the Indian market. This launch is being seen as part of its computer peripherals lineup. The new headphone has been designed ...
Samsung launches Guru series handsets in the Indian market.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Handset giant Samsung has launched its Guru Series mobile handsets for the Indian mobile subscribers. The company has unveiled six Guru handsets for the Indian segment (1070, 1100, 1125, 1210, 1310, 1410). ...
BSNL switches off mobile towers along the India-Nepal border.(WIRELESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's state-run telecom operator BSNL has closed its mobile phone towers along the Indo-Nepal border citing security reasons. The PSU telecom operator has shut down over a dozen BTS towers along Nepal bordering districts stretching nearly 500 kilometers, thus halting cellular services in ...
BSNL secures new deal from Kerala Police to provide 40,000 mobile connections.(WIRELESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... In its attempt to connect its work fore with cellular phones, the Kerala Police has decided to allot nearly 40,000 new mobile phone connections to its constable rank force. Kerala Police has awarded this deal to ...
Motorola launches Rs 1.11 Iakh phone.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Mobile handset maker Motorola has announced the launch of its new high-end cell phone called 'AURA' which is available for Rs 1, 11,000 ($2,128.29). Announcing the launch, Faisal Siddiqui, Head of India Operations, Motorola Mobile Devices, said that the new ...
Only 50 broadband users to share the same bandwidth: TRAI.(INTERNET)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... In a move which is expected to provide relief to the broadband users in India, telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced that just 50 users would be sharing the same bandwidth. These norms have been issued in order to force telecom operators and other ...
Aksh, BSNL launch IPTV service in Agra.(INTERNET)(Aksh Optifibre and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Internet Protocol Television)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... IPTV operator Aksh Optifibre, in a tie-up with state-run operator BSNL to launch 'icontrol' IPTV services in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The launch in Agra includes various innovative features including value-add on. The icontrol Mall feature enables customers to shop from their homes ...
ACT Television launches IPTV in Bangalore.(INTERNET)(Internet Protocol Television)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... ACT Television has launched its services in the city of Bangalore, becoming the first operator to provide these services in the state. This triple-play offering which includes internet access, television broadcasting and telephony services is being looked at with a lot of expectations by ...
BSNL slashes local/STD rates by 50%.(BUSINESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... India's state-run telecommunications operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced that it has reduced its local/STD rates by 50%, effectively implying that rural mobile users would now be able to make calls for just $0.007 a minute. The PSU said that its ...
Motorola ends distribution agreement with Bharti Teletech.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... US-based mobile vendor Motorola has revamped its sales & distribution structure in India by ending its sales and distribution deal with Bharti Enterprises' affiliate Bharti Teletech, which was the only distributor of Motorola cell phones in the country. Motorola has selected Delhi-based ...
Reliance Glocalcom secures three-year deal with Remy Cointreau Group.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Reliance Globalcom, which is the international division of Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications, has announced that it has secured a three-year deal from France-based Remy Cointreau Group for launching a new telecom network and support its revised distribution strategy in the ...
Sales of mobile phones in India grew 25.5% in 2008.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)(Brief article)
Mar 06, 2009 ... According to market research company Gartner, the sale of cell phones in the country grew 25.5% in 2008 as against the previous year. However, the quarter-to-quarter growth continued to remain almost flat. Gartner's Principal Analyst, Anshul Gupta, said that as many as 124 ...
India's telecom regulatory environment leaves a lot to be desired.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... A new survey pertaining to India's telecommunications regulatory environment reveals that India lags behind its Asian counterparts in enabling favorable regulations to encourage and expedite the growth of its telecom operators. Sri Lankan firm LIRNEasia carried out the TRE (Telecom ...
Increase in termination charges on incoming international calls could threaten India's security.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to increase the fee charged by an operator to another for getting international phone calls. In case the termination rate on incoming calls gets hiked to $0.025 a minute from $0.005, service providers may find it convenient ...
TRAI announces reduction in termination tariffs.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India has announced a 33 percent reduction in termination rates paid by one carrier to another for domestic calls on April 1. However, it has also hiked the rate of incoming international calls. In its statement, the regulator said that telecom ...
DoT contracts Syniverse to implement MNP in Zone 1.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Department of Telecommunications)(Syniverse Technologies)(mobile number portability)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Department of Telecommunications has selected technology and business solutions provider Syniverse Technologies (SVR) as one of the two firms which would undertake the responsibility of rolling out MNP (mobile number portability) services in India. Under the terms of the deal, ...
TRAI differs with DoT on MVNOs' multiple partnerships.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(Department of Telecommunications)(mobile virtual network operators)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has yet again differed with the Department of Telecommunications by voicing its refusal to support a move to permit MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) to team up with more than one service provider in a given circle. The regulator ...
TRAI introduces three-year lock-in period regarding stake sale.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... In a development that is reflective of its intention to prevent non-serious players from entering the Indian telecom segment, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set a three-year lock-in period over stake sale by the firms' promoters. According to the regulator, the new ...
TRAI asks DTH operators to give prior notification before changing prices.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(direct to home)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced that DTH players must provide adequate notification to its customers before bringing about any changes in pricing or other features of their subscription packages. From now onward, DTH operators would be unable to impose ...
TRAI seeks industry's opinion on regulating DTH prices.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(direct to home)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked for the opinion of various industry players on the regulation of DTH (direct-to-home) prices similar to those of the C&S (cable and satellite) industry. Currently, people residing in the CAS (Conditional Access System) areas ...
3G video calls offered by MTNL and BSNL come under the IB's scanner.(WIRELESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Mahaganar Telephone Nigam Ltd.)(Intelligence Bureau)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... The 3G video calls offered by state-run telecom players BSNL and MTNL have hit troubled waters as the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has declared that it is impossible to monitor the two firms' video calls in real time. According to a note by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to MTNL and BSNL, the ...
NFAP likely to allocate additional 3G spectrum to CDMA firms.(National Frequency Allocation Plan)(third generation)(code division multiple access)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Indian spectrum-allotment guidelines are in for some changes even as the NFAP (National Frequency Allocation Plan) gets under way to expedite future decisions relating to spectrum allotment. According to the new policy, CDMA operators would be allotted additional spectrum for 3G services ...
India's GSM user base increased by 9.2 million in February.(WIRELESS)(global system for mobile communications)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's GSM subscriber base increased 9.2 million (barring those of Reliance Telecom) in the month of February. These figures were disclosed by India's GSM lobby, Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI), which announced that the country's GSM user base increased to around ...
Aircel unveils cellular services in Hyderabad.(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Indian mobile service provider Aircel has launched its GSM services in the city of Hyderabad. This launch, which marks Aircel's entry in a 13th service area, is being seen as part of the operator's strategy to undertake countrywide expansion. Disclosing the company's investment plans ...
Reliance Communications announces reduction in local and STD rates.(subscriber trunk dialling)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's Reliance Communications has reduced local and STD rates by nearly 40 percent for CDMA-based prepaid mobile users in Karnataka. Under the new offering, users could now make lifetime local phone calls to any phone at only $0.011 a minute and STD calls at $0.023 per minute by paying ...
Syniverse eyeing newer deals in the Asia-Pacific region.(Syniverse Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology services to wireless telecom firms, is planning to use its recently signed NP (number portability) deal with India's government as a platform to ink other contracts in India as well as other regions in Asia-Pacific. Syniverse is ...
RCom unveils new broadband service.(Reliance Communications)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications giant Reliance Communications has launched its new high-speed broadband service: Reliance Netconnect Broadband Plus. The firm announced that it has launched the service in 35 cities that have high broadband penetration rates. Reliance Communications said that ...
BSNL plans to augment its CSCs in Pune.(BUSINESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(customer service centers)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Indian state-run telecommunications operator BSNL intends to boost its customer service in Pune by upgrading the CSCs (customer service centers) in the city. The PSU claims that it has already upgraded 10 out of the 50 CSCs. BSNL also ...
HP establishes HPCMS for media and telecom operations.(BUSINESS)(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Hewlett Packard Communications and Media Solutions)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Hewlett Packard (HP) has set up a separate business division called HP CMS (HP Communications and Media Solutions) to address the needs of telecom vendors, operators, and media companies. HP CMS is looking to offer integration and consultation services, with the new division ...
HCL is the lowest bidder for BSNL contract.(BUSINESS)(HCL Technologies)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... HCL Technologies has been announced as the lowest bidder for state-run telecommunications operator BSNL's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project. The bidding, which witnessed the participation of other IT giants, saw HCL Technologies offering the lowest amount of $42.54 million-$44.48 ...
Bharti Airtel rolls back its '95' dialing on landline service.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... India's biggest private telecommunications operator, Bharti Airtel, announced that it has withdrawn the "95" long-distance dialing service on its landline offering to ensure compliance with the Department of Telecom's (DoT's) instructions. Bharti Airtel users would now need to dial the ...
RCom gearing up to ink deal with ZTE and Huawei.(BUSINESS)(Reliance Communications)(Huawei Technologies Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications firm Reliance Communication (RCom) is set to enter into a $58.12 million contract with two China-based equipment firms--ZTE and Huawei--for obtaining more than 1 million plug-and-play USB modems. The company did not disclose the financial details of ...
BSNL secures telecom infrastructure deal from L&T Arun Excello.(BUSINESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... L&T Arun Excello has entered into an MoU with India's state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for establishing telecom infrastructure for its Estancia integrated township in Tamil Nadu. P Suresh, CMD of L&T Arun Excello, announced that BSNL is planning to establish an exclusive ...
Hathway unveils new cable PVR solution.(BUSINESS)(Hathway Cable)(Brief article)
Mar 13, 2009 ... According to NDS, Indian digital cable provider Hathway has unveiled the first cable PVR solution in the country--the Digital Box Plus PVR solution, which is powered by NDS XTV DVR technology. Hathway was the first cable player in the country to go digital and launch a customized ...
TRAI wants USOF to be separated from the DoT.(POLICY & REGULATION)(Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India)(universal service obligations fund)(Department of Telecom)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications regulator TRAI has said that the USOF (Universal Service Obligations Fun) needs to be separated from the Department of Telecom (DoT), accusing the latter of utilizing the resources in a poor manner. Despite the fact that the operators have been shelling out 5 ...
Much-awaited 3G spectrum unlikely to take place before the general elections.(WIRELESS)(third generation)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... All hopes about the timely arrival of 3G (third-generation) services in the Indian market have virtually been dashed. According to a leading telecommunications official, the global 3G spectrum auctioning which has already been tainted with many controversies is not likely to be take place ...
TTML gearing up to commence its GSM services later on this year.(WIRELESS)(Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd.)(global system for mobile communications)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian CDMA-based mobile communications service provider Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd. (TTML) has announced that it is contemplating unveiling its GSM cellular services in the areas where it ...
BSNL and MTNL refuse to stop providing video calling services on 3G networks.(WIRELESS)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Mahaganar Telephone Nigam Ltd.)(third generation)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... India-based state-run telecom operators BSNL and MTNL have expressed their unwillingness to halt their 3G video call services, arguing that these services do not violate any security norms while adding that these can also be monitored in real-time. The two companies made ...
India adds 13.45 million new users in February.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Mar 20, 2009 ... India has established itself as the fastest growing cellular market in the world by adding 13.45 million new mobile users in February 2009. The country has already been adding close to 10 million customers during the last few months. India's overall telecommunications user base ...
Vodafone Essar exceeds 7 million mark in WB circle.(WIRELESS)(West Bengal)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian mobile service provider Vodafone Essar announced that it has exceeded the 7 million user mark in the state of West Bengal. The mobile operator's coverage in the state spans across more than 3253 cities/towns in addition ...
BPL Mobile re-christents its brand to Loop Mobile.(BPL Mobile Communications)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian mobile operator BPL Mobile has announced its decision to re-brand itself as Loop Telecom in order to give it a new identity. The firm meanwhile has also doubled its network capacity in Mumbai by deploying the latest EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) and NGIP ...
Tanla Mobile to provide mobile registration services for Michael Jackson's upcoming tour.(WIRELESS)(AEG Live)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Tanla Mobile, which is a 100 percent-owned affiliate of Indian telecommunications services/software supplier Tanla Solutions Limited, announced that it has been chosen as ARG Live's partner for providing a cellular short code and participate in a mobile registration campaign which would ...
ATC buys India's Xcel Telecom for $136 million.(WIRELESS)(American Tower Corp.)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... US-based tower firm American Tower Corporation has acquired India's Xcel Telecom, which was established by ex-BPL Mobile CEO Sandip Basu, in an agreement worth $136 million. This development will enable ATC to get a foothold in the ...
Reliance Communications adds 3.38 million new customers in February.(WIRELESS)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications service provider Reliance Communications announced that it added 3.38 million new users on its wireless network during February 2009. Reliance Mobile has now emerged as the country's most preferred operator for the second successive month with regard to new ...
Indian telecom operators likely to go slow on their IPTV plans.(internet protocol television)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications operators which are planning to venture into the IPTV (Internet protocol television) segment could be forced to defer their entry while others who are gearing up to expand their current IPTV services (like BSNL, MTNL, Bharti and HCFL) are exploring the possibility ...
Verimatrix inks IPTV deal with BSNL.(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(internet protocol television)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... US-based IPTV (Internet Protocol television) content security technology provider Verimatrix has announced that it has inked an IPTV deal with India's state-run telecom player Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL). No financial details of ...
Samsung India launches new portable multimedia player.(INTERNET)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Samsung India has unveiled its new portable multimedia player called the P3 in the Indian market. The new device comes bundled with a three-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touch-screen and allows people to ...
RCom comes up with Unlimited Free On-Net Calling Pack in Delhi.(INTERNET)(Reliance Communications)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications operate Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched its GSM-plan called 'Unlimited Free On-Net Calling Pack' in the capital city of Delhi wherein its users would be allowed to make unlimited RCom-to-RCom calls ...
Naidu accuses TRAI chairman of violating election code of conduct.(BUSINESS)(N Chandrababu Naidu)(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)(Nripendra Misra)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... The president of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), N Chandrababu Naidu, has accused the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India of announcing several new measures which blatantly breach the election code of conduct. In a letter to the chief election commissioner (CEC), Mr. Naidu said that TRAI ...
Nokia restructures its operations in India.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... The world's biggest mobile handset producer Nokia has revamped its organizational structure in India. Nokia has apparently restructured its business in three different sectors--operator, marketing and retail. Nokia had a device unit prior to this revamping. Additionally, Nokia has two more ...
TCOM eyes $800 million from non-Indian markets.(BUSINESS)(Tata Communications)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... India-based Tata Communications (TCOM), which is the telecom unit of the Tata Group, is seeking to obtain 20 percent of its revenues, equivalent to $800 million, from non-Indian emerging countries over the next three years. TCOM is eyeing emerging markets in the Middle East, South East ...
Tejas Networks rolls out nationwide network for Dhaka TelePhone.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Tejas Networks has stated that it has successfully rolled-out a countrywide network for Bangladesh-based Dhaka TelePhone. The telecommunications player plans to deploy Tejas's TJ100 series of Next Gen-SDH/SONET platforms to backhaul its wireless network. According to Anil Batra, the ...
Incumbent and new operators likely to have their profits curtailed: Kotak Securities.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... India's incumbent as well as new operators which are gearing up to expand their CDMA and GSM mobile services, are likely to hit troubled waters with regard to their profitability. According to a new study from Kotak Securities, these operators are unlikely to generate satisfactory profits ...
TTSL launches new prepaid voucher for its users in the NCR region.(BUSINESS)(Tata Teleservices Ltd.)(national capital region)(Brief article)
Mar 20, 2009 ... Indian telecommunications operator Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTSL) has launched a prepaid voucher costing $21.41 for its users in the NCR (national capital region). The new plan offers Talk time worth $19.4 and 1100 minutes of free Tata to Tata calls. This prepaid voucher has a validity of ...