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Cellular firms slash long distance rates

New Delhi May 4. MobileFirst, an alliance of cellular operators — BPL Mobile, Escotel, RPG Cellular and Spice — today announced new outgoing rates which are 20 to 30 per cent cheaper for long distance calls from mobile phones and two new post-paid tariff plans.

New rates are effective from May 1, 2003.

In pre-paid tariff package for MobileFirst subscribers, local outgoing calls can be made to landlines at a flat rate of Rs. 3 per minute, including the `PSTN' charges.

In the new Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC) regime, the STD calling rates for distances less than 200 km have come down to a single composite rate of Rs. 3.5 per minute for calling all landlines, mobile phones and WLL (Wireless in Local Loop) phones.

This is against an earlier average charge of Rs. 4.39 per minute for landlines and Rs. 4.98 for `mobile to mobile' calls.

PTI

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