Mumbai, Mar 26: Four cellular operators - BPL Mobile, Escotel, RPG Cellular and Spice Telecom - have formed an alliance, MobileFrist, with a target to rope in minimum six million subscriber base, paving way for a tariff war in India. "The alliance will offer special tariff for national and international calls, offer roaming and provide value-added services like mobile internet access and mobile payments," BPL Mobile president and CEO FB Cardoso told reporters at the launch of MobileFrist here on Wednesday.
MobileFrist, which is an operational alliance rather than a merger, would roll out its special tariff packages shortly, RPG Cellular managing director Dilip R Mehta said.
Escotel CEO Rajan Swaroop said that the alliance has a total of three million subscribers in over 700 cities, with a telecommunication backbone of over 10,000 km in India.
"This would help in negotiating better deals with International and National Long Distance operators, including Data Access and Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), he added. Bureau Report