Reliance slashes STD tariffs

By Kochi: | 15 May 2004

Kochi: Reliance Infocomm has slashed STD tariffs of its Reliance IndiaPhone, the fixed wireless phone (FWP) and fixed wireless terminal (FWT) services for intra-circle calls and inter-circle calls to landlines by 25 per cent according to a press release issued by the company.

STD rates from FWP / FWT to landline phones within the circle in the distance slab of over 100 km have been brought down to Rs1.65 for Plan 500, Rs1.50 for Plan 1000 and Rs1.35 for Plan 1500 from Rs2.20, Rs2, and Rs1.80 respectively.

Additionally, STD rates from FWP / FWT to landline phones outside the circle in the distance slab of more than 200 km have also been brought down to Rs3.30 for Plan 500, Rs3 for Plan 1000 and Rs2.70 for Plan 1500 from Rs4.40, Rs4 and Rs3.60 respectively.

The reduction in call charges is due to the increase of pulse duration for intra-circle calls from 30 seconds to 40 seconds and for inter-circle calls from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in the above-mentioned slabs. All other call charges remain unchanged.

The Reliance IndiaPhone features two-way SMS, caller line identification, speaker phone, record of missed calls with time stamps, history of dialed, received calls, voice mail, phone book, ring tones, three-way conference call capability.