Tata DOCOMO launches postpaid services in Kolkata

Tata DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL), today announced the launch of its postpaid services here.

Informing this, a TTSL communique said the service would have a per-second pulse on STD calls, while there would be per second and a per two-second pulse in case of local calls.

''Postpaid connections will allow subscribers to customise plans with any of the free toppings available on local and STD calls as well as SMS, depending on individual usage pattern,'' the communique added.

There are three postpaid plans which come at monthly rentals under 'Start 299', 'Premium 499' and 'Platinum 799'.

Tata Docomo announces launch of its operations in Kolkata

Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), today announced the commercial launch of its operations here, hot on the heels of its launch in ten circles in the country.

Addressing a press conference here, TTSL Managing Director Anil Sardana said, ''We are very happy to launch Tata Docomo, the next generation GSM service, in Kolkata. Knowing the city, we are providing the largest reach in Kolkata at the time of the launch.'' ''Tata Docomo offers a novel 'pay-for-what-you-use' model for subscribers in the city, with a pulse of one second, and a pricing of just one paisa per second,'' he said.

Tata-Docomo plans research and development centre in India

Telecom major Tata Teleservices and Japan-based Docomo are planning to jointly set up a research and development facility in India, a top official said Thursday.

"The company (Docomo) is interested in developing certain amount of value-added services which will be available on the Tata-Docomo GSM network here," Tata Teleservices managing director Anil Sardana told reporters at the launch of Tata-Docomo GSM services here.

Tata Docomo launches pay-per-character Diet-SMS

Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, Tuesday launched a short messaging service (SMS), called Diet-SMS, which enables customers to pay on a per-character basis.

"The cost of any Diet-SMS will be only one paise per character used, thereby providing complete value to customers," Tata Docomo said in a statement.

The company, frontrunner in the pay-per-use business model in the mobile telephony segment, will not charge for space between words.

Tata Docomo has launched services in eight telecom circles and a countrywide rollout is expected to be completed this year.

"In all of the eight circles where we have launched our GSM services, we made the promise of introducing path-breaking innovative products and services, and never-before tariff options. Diet-SMS is another way of fulfilling that promise," said Tata Docomo president Deepak Gulati.

"We broke the per-minute pricing paradigm for voice calls when we launched our services. With Diet-SMS, we are doing it again, this time on the SMS front."