Tata Tele offers STD calls cheaper than local calls

Intensifying the ongoing tariff war, Tata Teleservices today announced half a paise per second tariff for domestic long distance (STD) calls for its CDMA prepaid users, making it cheaper than locals calls.

Tata Tele, which is credited for launching the per second billing model in the country, has launched the ‘Ulta Plan’ for its Tata Indicom (its CDMA offering) users under which the users can make STD calls for 30 paise a minute. But local calls will be charged at 50 paise per minute.

“The offer cuts through the clutter and offers a competitive tariff that makes STD calls cheaper than local calls. The plan will be extremely suitable for heavy STD users, providing maximum value and calling benefits”, Tata Tele regional head (north-central) Vineet Bhatia said here.

The company, which added about 2.3 million subscribers in June, expects to add 30 per cent more subscribers with the launch of this plan. Tata Tele, which offers the CDMA services under Tata Indicom and GSM services under Tata Docomo brand, said the Ulta Plan will be available on its CDMA platform only for the time being.