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Tata launches WLL, basic services in Delhi
Pioneer (Delhi) — December 20, 2002

New Delhi: Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), country's leading basic services operator unveiled its national brand, "Tata Indicom" at the launch of its basic services in Delhi circle on Thursday.

Communications and IT Minister Pramod Mahajan and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit inaugurated the service.

Tata Teleservices product offerings would in a phased manner include CDMA mobile, fixed wireless, wireline and data services, including ISDN, DSL, virtual private networks and a host of integrated telecom solutions.

Mahajan in his inaugural speech said, "Tata is known for its credibility and quality and we hope the same in its service in future."

He said that the upcoming companies in the basic service provider should not worry, as India by 2012 requires 500 million telephone lines.

The Group Chairman, Ratan Tata, said, "This inauguration marks the completion of the first phase of the Group's plan in basic services and takes the Group closer to its objective of offering the best in class service and complete telecom solutions to its customers."

As part of mobile tariff, the company is offering a standard tariff plan at a monthly rental of Rs 200 and outgoing call charge of Rs 1.20 per three minute and incoming calls free.

The security deposit under this plan for local access would be Rs 2400 and for local, STD and ISD would be Rs 4400 while the activation fee would be Rs 1000 plus 5 per cent service tax.

There would no free local calls under the standard plan, officials said.

In another attractive package -- `friends 599', the company would not charge any monthly rental on a monthly commitment of Rs 599 and would offer 400 free local calls. The security deposit under this plan for local access is nil, for local and STD is Rs 1000 and for local, STD and ISD is Rs 2000.

Activitation fee under this plan would be the same as that of standard plan, they said adding charges for call above 400 free calls would be Rs 1.20 per 3 minute pulse with free incoming calls.

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