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VSNL cuts international call rates by upto 40 %
New Delhi, July 20: Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) on Friday has cut by up to 40 per cent in its international call rates to matchrival Bharti but majority of Indian subscribers would be deprived of the immediate benefits of the price war among the international carriers due to technical reasons.
New Delhi, July 20: Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) on Friday has cut by up to 40 per cent in its international call rates to matchrival Bharti but majority of Indian subscribers would be deprived of the immediate benefits of the price war among the international carriers due to technical reasons.
The new rates would be made applicable to subscribers after technical arrangements were made at various exchanges by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) which caters to over 90 per cent of the basic telecom customers with a subscriber base of 33.5 million.
New dates for applicability of new rates would be announced soon, BSNL said.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), which currently offers basic services in Delhi and Mumbai, said benefit of new rates would be available to its customers in Delhi and Mumbai from mid-night today. "We have already deployed our staff in the trunk automated exchanges to make necessary changes," Narinder Sharma, CMD of MTNL told a news agency.
Bureau Report
The new rates would be made applicable to subscribers after technical arrangements were made at various exchanges by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) which caters to over 90 per cent of the basic telecom customers with a subscriber base of 33.5 million.
New dates for applicability of new rates would be announced soon, BSNL said.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), which currently offers basic services in Delhi and Mumbai, said benefit of new rates would be available to its customers in Delhi and Mumbai from mid-night today. "We have already deployed our staff in the trunk automated exchanges to make necessary changes," Narinder Sharma, CMD of MTNL told a news agency.
Bureau Report