Hutch to collaborate with Indian postal services

Ahmedabad, July 21: India's leading telecom service provider Hutch and the Indian Postal services today announced a unique public-private partnership in an endeavour to promote telecom services among the masses.

''Under this partnership subscribers can now submit their Hutch bills at their nearest post office. The payment has to be made through cash. Subscriber will receive an electronic receipt after transaction. Service will be available at 255 locations in Gujarat with the first phase covering 135 locations,'' Hutch's Gujarat senior vice president (sales and marketing) Mr Balesh Sharma told reporters here.

The company has been exploring innovative options to make bill payment a simple process for their subscribers who number more than 46 lakh customers in Gujarat alone, Mr Sharma said and stressed that accessibility of services is the key to customer satisfaction.

''Through this latest service initiative, Hutch subscribers can conveniently pay their bills by cash at the nearest post office,'' Mr Sharma said.

The service is completely automated and will be available across 255 locations in various districts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Gandhidham, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat and Vapi.

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