Another mobile service operator in the fray

Uninor, a Norwegian-Indian JV, became the latest entrant in the country’s competitive mobile telephony market, where it would offer GSM services at 29 paisa per minute.

It will be operating in seven circles. ‘The company has launched operations in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East and West, and Bihar including Jharkhand,’ Telenor Group’s Tamilnadu and Kerala Hub head Stefan Kercza, said at a press meet here on Thursday.

To find its bearing in the cut-throat market, the company introduced two tariff plans. ‘Talkmore 29 paisa’ would allow users to make calls at 29 paisa a minute and STD at 49 paisa a minute.

The other plan ‘Callmore 29 paisa’ also offers local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD at 49 paise per minute with a daily rental of Rs 2.