Price war hots up: MTNL calls at half a paise

The government-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Tuesday took the ongoing tariff war in telecom sector to the next level.

The government-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Tuesday took the ongoing tariff war in telecom sector to the next level. The company reduced its tariff to half a paise per second for calls made within its own network and 1 paise per second for calls made to other networks.

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MTNL has a subscriber base of around 8 million, out of which 4.4 million are mobile subscribers. The rest are landline subscribers. A subscriber based in Delhi can call to another MTNL subscriber in Mumbai at half a paise per second. The billing will be on per second basis.

“We are committed to providing our customers the best services at the most competitive rates,” said R.S.P. Sinha, chairman and managing director of MTNL. “Our pay per plan is the most affordable in the industry and directly benefits our 4.4 million GSM subscribers and another 1.4 lakh subscribers of 3G services.”

MTNL’s new tariff plans are valid for both its subscribers of 2G and 3G services.