Tata Tele to invest Rs130 crore in Orissa
Business Standard — October 16, 2006

Tata Indicom, one of the leading private sector telecom companies in the country, will pump in Rs 130 crores during this financial year to expand its service network in Orissa. With this Tata Indicom's total investment in Orissa Circle will go up to Rs 285 crore. "The fresh investment will substantially scale up the capacity to cater to the growing subscriber base in the state and will also significantly enhance the quality of service", said Ajay Shrivastav, COO, Orissa Circle, Tata Teleservices.

Unveiling the company's plans for Orissa Circle here, Shrivastav said, for network enhancement more towers have been set up spread across all the towns. With a state-of-the-art switching centre in existence, Tata Indicom can now cater to large number of customers. The network in the highways has also improved considerably, he claimed. He said the company had 24 per cent market share in the incremental growth of new customers during August last.

"We hope to increase our presence across several towns in the state with a view to provide better access to our customers and consolidate our presence in the state", he observed. Meanwhile, keeping an on the festive season, Tata Indicom has announced a range of exciting schemes for their pre paid and post paid customers in Orissa. For the pre paid customers The Tata Indicom Truepaid Go Life 79 voucher is available for just Rs 79.

Customers opting for Go Life 79 voucher can stay mobile and receive free incoming calls for one month. Customers are also entitled to receive free incoming calls for a lifetime by using this voucher 12 times within 12 months. For making outgoing calls, the customer can recharge with vouchers starting for as low as Rs 50/-. The Rs 210 RCV (Recharge Voucher) for Truepaid subscribers gives 30 days validity and Rs 75/- talk time.

This RCV is meant for the subscribers who have limited spending capacity but need the incoming call facility throughout the month. Apart from these schemes, the company has launched Motorola W150i for Rs 1099/- with Go Active plan. Under this plan, customers will enjoy the benefit of 2000 minutes of free local outgoing calls from Tata to Tata phones and 2 years of free incoming calls. The new offer on Go Active plan is also extended to other affordably priced handsets like Motorola 200i, Samsung Hero, Haier C1000, Kyocera Topaz, Indicom Star, Haier D 1200 and Haier T 1100.

Similarly, the post paid customers can now make a down payment worth Rs 5999/- for a Motorazr Vc3 or a Samsung Wideo and pay the balance amount at the rate of Rs 500/- per month for the next 15 months. The customers paying Rs 1650/- for a prepaid Walky connection are also entitled to get free talktime worth Rs 1650/- for a period of three months.