Arun 795 Report post Posted February 4, 2004 DAKC (Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City), Navi Mumbai, February 3, 2004 Reliance Infocomm announces the new tariffs under the new Interconnect User Charge (IUC) regime. In a move which will benefit millions of mobile users, Reliance announced that under its popular Economy 149 and Budget 149 plans all local and intra circle calls to mobile phones will cost Rs.1.49 per minute. Earlier, calls to GSM phones were charged at Rs.1.99 and the new tariffs will offer a savings of 25% for calls to this category. The calls to fixed line phones at more than 500 kms distance will continue to be charged at Rs.3.99 per minute as before In light of the enhanced charges under the new IUC regime, the national long distance call rates in the 50-200 km and 200-500 km slabs have been marginally increased by Rupee 1 per minute. For calls to GSM phones in this category, the rates have been increased from Rs.1.99 per minute to Rs.2.99 per minute, while for fixed lines, the applicable rates in these slabs have been increased by Rupee 1 respectively. SMS messages sent within India will now cost Rupee 1 per message, while SMS messages to international destinations will be charged at Rs.3 each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites