Ping Mobile handsets at Rs 499 in Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct 6 (UNI) With the aim to make telephony available to people in the urban, semi-urban and rural areas of Punjab, HFCL Infotel Ltd has launched coloured handsets of Ping Mobiles at Rs 499.

''Communication is a major driver of economic growth and the company's aims to make telephony available to people in all walks of life,'' company COO G D Singh said here today.

The Rs 499 handset comes with a predefined activated mobile number which can be recharged with special tariff packs for Rs 151, Rs 201 or Rs 251, he said, adding that the local call rate of one paisa per second and STD at Rs 1.50 per minute will be available on these plans.

The subscriber can also get the validity of 30 days and STD call rate of Re one per minute on the minimum recharge coupon of Rs 33.

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