Tata Indicom cuts ISD call rates to Rs 1.99 per min

New Delhi, July 23: Telecom Service Provider Tata Teleservices Ltd today said it has slashed ISD call rates to Rs 1.99 per minute on Rs 1,000 calling cards.

The card enables ISD calls to US and Canada at Rs 1.99, while to UK landline at Rs 4.50 and Gulf at Rs 6.99 per minute, with a validity period of 90 days from the date of activation and STD at Rs 1 along with full talk time on the calling card, a press release said.

Tata Teleservices - Delhi and NCR Circle Operating Officer Debashis Sur said, ''We expect the current ISD rates offered on our calling cards to further facilitate 'affordable' calling for our consumers. As we offer ISD rates as low as Rs 1.99 per minute, we expect our offer to further facilitate international long distance calling service as convenient and reasonable as STD calls made within the country.'' Calling cards facilitate ISD calls irrespective of any long distance call facility activated on the connection. These calling cards operate by dialing the access number along with a distinctive PIN number, which serves as a numeric code given to every calling card.

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