Basic telepony operater Tata Teleservices launched its services in Pondicherry today. The uniun territory is the eight short distance charging area to be covered by Tata Teleservices in Tamil Nadu. 
M A Madhusudan, deputy chief operating officer, Tata Teleservices, said,"Pondicherry is the sixth largestin terms of telecom populatin and is a very important market for us." Tata Teleservices has over 80,000 customers spread across all major cities in Tamil Nadu. Besides Chennai, the company offers its service in Trichy, Combatore, Tirupur,Salem,Erode and Madurai.