Gurgaon, Aug 06: Bharti Telenet Limited, which provides fixed-line services under the brand name Touchtel, today announced the launch of SMS (short message service) on fixed line for its customers in Delhi and NCR region. The service will be available to more than 1,00,000 Touchtel customers in Delhi and NCR region from tomorrow. The service is priced at 80 paise per SMS and the rates do not vary for an intra-circle, inter-circle or international SMS. Customers can send a message to fixed line as well as WLL and GSM mobile phones.
As an introductory offer, the first 100 SMS sent till August 31, 2003 will be free. Announcing the commencement of the short messaging service Rajiv Kohli CEO, Touchtel, Northern region said, "So far consumers have known SMS only through GSM. SMS on fixed line is a new opportunity for millions of fixed line users in the country".
Bureau Report