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| IDEA launches GSM PCO in Punjab
In an effort to provide better access and connectivity to the people of Punjab, IDEA Cellular, a leading telecom service provider in the country, today launched its first GSM PCO at Sector 25, Chandigarh, Punjab. | |||
| 26 Dec 2008
, Chandigarh
: In an effort to provide better access and connectivity to the people of Punjab, IDEA Cellular, a leading telecom service provider in the country, today launched its first GSM PCO at Sector 25, Chandigarh, Punjab. IDEA Cellular, one of the leading pan-India mobile operators has recently made an entry into Punjab. The IDEA PCO is a GSM based phone and will work on prepaid platform. The PCO service reiterates IDEA’s commitment to drive affordable telephony to people of Punjab. Inaugurating the PCO, Mr Subodh Shrivastav, Chief Operating Officer– Punjab Circle, IDEA Cellular, said, “We are extremely happy to launch the first GSM PCO in the state, which will help IDEA penetrate deeper into the Punjab market. We are committed to offer customer centric service to the people of Punjab. The new PCO will provide better accessibility of local and long distance telephone services to a large number of people in Punjab.” The service aims to connect Punjab based people with their family and friends in countries such as UK, Canada and Australia, by offering truly superior value, unmatched call quality and extremely competitive call rates. What’s more, customers can make locals and STD calls to any destination in India for Re.1 per minute. IDEA’s GSM Fixed Wireless Terminal will operate on the highly efficient 900 MHz frequency covering over 10,000 towns and villages in Punjab. IDEA has plans to launch 5500 GSM integrated Coin Collection Box (CCB) by March 2009 in the state of Punjab. About IDEA Cellular Limited Idea Cellular is a leading GSM mobile service operator with pan India licenses. With a customer base of over 36 million in 15 service areas, operations are soon expected to start in Orissa and Tamil Nadu—the first steps in providing pan India services covering over 90% of India’s telephony potential. IDEA Cellular is part of the Aditya Birla Group, India’s first truly multinational corporation. The group operates in 25 countries, and is anchored by over 100,000 employees belonging to 25 nationalities. More information on the company is available at: www.ideacellular.com and on the group at: www.adityabirla.com |
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