Aircel reduces roaming call rates up to 75 per cent

Chennai, May 20 (UNI) Leading mobile service provider Aircel today announced that it has reduced the romaing call rates upto 75 per cent for the benefit of its customers.

Talking to newspersons here, Aircel Director K V P Baskar said roaming incoming call has been slashed from Rs 1.75 to one rupee while outgoing call (within visited circle) has been reduced from Rs 1.40 to one rupee.

He said outgoing call STD (outside visited circle) has also been reduced to the extent of 60 per cent from Rs 2.40 to Rs 1.50.

''Aircel was present in nine telecom circle and with licenses secured for remaining 14 of the 23 telecom circles, the company is on track to become a pan-India operator,'' he added.

Mr Baskar said additionally, Aircel has also obtained the nod from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to provide international long distance and national long distance telephony services.

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