raccoon 53 Report post Posted June 30, 2010 MTNL slashes ISD rates to Rs 1 per minute Press Trust of India, June 30, 2010 (New Delhi) State-run MTNL on Thursday slashed ISD calling rates to six countries, including US, Canada and China, for its GSM and 3G subscribers to Re 1 a minute. This is part of a scheme to effect reduction in call rates to 26 countries. Brought about to mark MTNL's 25 years in service, the call rates will be applicable for a period of three months. "We are expecting Rs 10-15 crore revenue addition through our ISD rate reductions, which -- in all -- include 26 countries through volume growth. About 1-2 lakh more subscribers are expected to add our existing 50 lakh user base base on account of this," MTNL CMD Kuldip Goyal said in New Delhi. Call rates to Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore would also cost Re 1 a minute. While an ISD call to China currently costs Rs 9.20 a minute, the same for Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada stands at Rs 6.30. The PSU has cut call rates to 26 countries in the range of Rs 6.30-Rs 18 a minute to Rs 1-Rs 5 a minute. He said that MTNL, on the occasion of completing 25 years in service, had announced a 90 days' promotion scheme – through which ISD calling rates to Argentina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Jordan, South Korea, Malaysia and Sweden would be reduced to Rs 3 per minute. The PSU has also cut the call rates for Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Columbia, Indonesia, Iraq, Russia, Taiwan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam to Rs 5 per minute. Earlier, ISD calls to Vietnam, Peru, Mexico, Jordan, Argentina, Columbia and Taiwan used to cost Rs 18 for a minute. The tariff will come into effect from tomorrow. The PSU has been able to do the rate cuts following low carriage charges offered to MTNL by its partners in these countries, Singh said. Intense competition has compelled telecom operators to offer local and STD calls rates at rock bottom prices, to as low as 1 paisa per second. Now, with this, ISD calls have come down to the Re-1 level. Read more at: http://beta.profit.n...minute-79756?cp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starnet 7 Report post Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) Way back in 1995, we used to pay around Rs 100 per minute for calls to USA. And in those days Rs 100 used to have much more buying power than today. This is a good example of what brute forces of competition in capitalist economy can do for the customer. Long live competition!!! Edited June 30, 2010 by starnet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 c'mon, BSNL, do the same... fast... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pasumark 51 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 Waiting for this. Hope others follow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 MTNL always dose better than BSNL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chitshar 25 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 I have heard on cnbc that rcom is going to reduce isd tariffs by upto 60%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 Great News from BSNL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 c'mon, BSNL, do the same... fast... Nothing like this can be expected from KumbhaKarna BSNL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 BSNL is sleeping and rotting. I just hope other operators reduce tariffs soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 other has to do that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vishalmcp 8 Report post Posted July 1, 2010 lets hope all operators reduces ISD call rates to Rs.1 per min. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
