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Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), provider of international telecom services
and Internet service provider in India, has announced cuts of upto 40 percent in
its International Long Distance (ILD) tariffs. These cuts have been made in
order to provide the country with cost effective quality international
connectivity and enhance its value
proposition to its customers in the competitive ILD market. VSNL’s tariff
rates for outgoing traffic to countries in the US have been sizably reduced by
over 40 percent while those for countries in Europe, Africa and the Gulf have
been reduced by around 25 percent. The tariff rates for SAARC countries have
been reduced by five percent.
| New Rate for ISD Calls (for 1 minute*) : |
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| Countries | TimeSlab (Full) |
Old Full Rate (Rs) |
New Full Rate (Rs) |
Time Slab (Concessional) |
Old Conc Rate (Rs) |
New Conc Rate (Rs) |
| SAARC / Neighboring countries |
0800 — 1900 |
22.80 | 21.18 | 0000 — 0800 & 1900 — 2400 |
19.00 |
18.00 |
| Countries in Africa, Asia, Gulf & Oceania |
0800 — 1900 |
32.40 | 24.00 |
0000 —0800 & 1900 — 2400 |
27.70 |
21.18 |
| Countries in Europe |
1100 — 2200 |
32.40 | 24.00 |
0000-1100 & 2200 — 2400 |
27.70 | 21.18 |
| Countries in American continent & otherplaces in western hemisphere |
0600—1100 &1800—2400 |
40.80 |
24.00 | 0000—0600 & 100—1800 |
36.00 |
21.18 |
|
* Concessional rates |
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The new rates will pave the way for increase in usage of ILD services in the
country.
Charge will be rounded to nearest pulse. Worked above at rate of Rs 1.20 per
pulse. These tariffs will be available through all the major access providers
— both basic and cellular — including BSNL and MTNL.
VSNL with its vast infrastructure of 12 international gateways spread across
the country, more than 30 earth stations and investments in six different global
submarine cable systems, is in a unique position to carry customer calls with
quality and reliability to more than 230 countries around the world through its
80 plus relationships with international carriers.
With these price cuts, VSNL expects to be able to compete effectively in the
newly opened up ILD services market.
Cyber News Service