Reliance Infocomm cuts ILD rates by up to 50 per cent
By Our Corporate Bureau | 14 Oct 2005
Navi
Mumbai: Extending the ongoing festive offers to ILD
calls, Reliance Infocomm today announced up to 50 per
cent cut in its call rates on its Rs500- and Rs1,000-World
Cards to the US and Canada, the UK, and the Gulf. Calls
to all UK numbers will now cost Rs6.99, down from Rs14
for mobile and Rs.7.20 for fixed lines respectively, while
all calls to the Gulf will now cost Rs9.99, down from
Rs12.25.
Mobile and landline calls to the US and Canada and South-east Asia on the two cards are now cheaper at Rs4.99 per minute, possibly the cheapest tariff to these countries available in the market today.
Announcing the latest ILD tariff structure, S P Shukla, president, wireless products and services, Reliance Infocomm said: "Call volumes surge during the festivals like Dussera, Diwali and Id with people calling each other to extend festive greetings. Reliance Infocomm is facilitating longer conversations for its subscribers. "
The combined subscriber base of Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Telecom that make up Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group''s wireless business was 15 million at the end of September, making it the largest among all operators in India.