TATA Teleservices to merge GSM and CDMA departments
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Wednesday, 27 July 2011 11:55
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
TATA Teleservices has decided to combine the two GSM and CDMA departments which has lead to raising fears of job cuts for the company. The company announced on Sunday in what it described as the "unification" of two divisions offering services based on CDMA and GSM, two rival technologies.A senior TTSL company official said, "This restructuring may drive efficiencies but could end up making job positions redundant. Our estimate is 15% of the employee strength, which include employees eased out on the basis of non-performance. CDMA employees will be impacted the most due to this restructuring."
The internal communication, sent to all employees on Sunday, talks about a unified structure combining GSM and CDMA that collapses all circles under four regional heads: Vineet Bhatia (West & Upper North) Mahesh Thampi (East and UP), Yatish Mehrotra (South) and Ajit Chaturvedi (Delhi and Rajasthan). They will report to Deepak Gulati, President, who is in charge of mobility nation-wide. These four regions will have between them 15 mobility business units, carved out by combining circles, roughly equivalent to a state.
The heads of two search firm, who track the telecom sector, said at least 8,000 job positions across mobile companies will be culled by the end of the year as more firms streamline operations and cut layers to become agile and respond to market dynamics faster.
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Be a BlackBerry Boy by paying Rs. 99/month, with Tata Indicom
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Thursday, 21 July 2011 15:46
- Written by Puneet Jain
Now you can join the league of BlackBerry Boys on Tata Indicom's network by just paying Rs. 99 per month. Surprised! Well, don't be because Rs. 99/month sounds too good to be true. Tata Indicom customers can now enjoy BlackBerry messaging services(MaiLite), BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server service by paying Rs 99, Rs 199 and Rs 599 respectively for the first three months. Yup, just for first 3 months these rates will be applicable, after that standard monthly prices of Rs.299, Rs.399 and Rs.900 respectively will be applicable.
The MaiLite plan offers Tata Indicom post-paid customers access to as many as 10 supported e-mail accounts along with BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) as well as other popular Instant Messaging services.
BlackBerry Internet Service plan offers access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, BBM, Instant Messaging services, social networking and Internet browsing.
The service plan for BlackBerry Enterprise Server includes all of the above plus access to corporate data and tight integration with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange or Novell GroupWise.
Tata Teleservices Launches Family Plan, offers Unlimited Free local CUG calls
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Friday, 08 July 2011 09:15
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Teleservices has launched ‘Family Plan’ for its new and existing Tata Indicom and Tata Walky post-paid customers. This Family Plan offers unlimited free local CUG and pooling of free SMSes and minutes among family members. By opting for this plan, customers will be able to receive one single bill for the period of entire month.
This plan comes with a monthly rental of Rs 499 for three family members. Customers can add up to 2 more members at an additional cost of Rs 150 per member. Under the monthly plan, they can avail the benefit of PPS (pay per second) tariff and can make all national calls at 1paise/second. All SMSes will be charged at 50 paise per SMS.
Moreover, all the family members can pool in Rs. 450 worth of local/STD calls and 100 local/STD SMSes every month. Additionally, family members can enjoy free unlimited local CUG amongst themselves. This plan also offers usage control function so that customers can keep complete control over their spending.
Also, in addition to the above an inter family local CUG at Rs 25 & STD inter family CUG at Rs 100 per member can also be availed.
Tata Indicom Launches ‘SMS Express’ Offer for Pre-paid Customers
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Monday, 13 June 2011 16:12
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Indicom today announced the launch of a special ‘SMS Express’ offer for its new pre-paid customers across India. Under this offer, when one purchases the SMS Express (Alcatel OT-255C) handset and recharges with First Recharge Voucher (FRC) of Rs 55, customers will get free 100 national SMSes every day for the next 60 days. Additionally, they will also get talk time worth Rs 29. Post exhausting the free SMSes, customers will be charged 50 paise per SMS for all SMSes and all national calls will be charged at 1 paise/second.
A FREE starter kit will be available on the purchase of each Alcatel SMS Express handset along with which the benefits of FRC 55 can be utilized.
The SMS Express handset is loaded with various special features such as Group SMS, Quick SMS Key, Qwerty Input, FM radio, storage capacity up to 500 SMS with 500 phonebook contacts, etc. It offers the rich experience of a stylish and feature rich handset. This QWERTY keypad handset has a Quick SMS side-key wherein customers can launch a SMS composer screen to compose long SMSes upto 1024 characters at a time. The handset is currently available in Titanium Grey and Cherry Red color and is priced at Rs 1149.
Tata Indicom offers Extra Talk Time with Every Boundary or Six Hit by India at ICC World Cup Finals
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Friday, 01 April 2011 17:25
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
If you are a Tata Indicom subscribers, then you have a chance to get some free talktime tomorrow. Tata Indicom has announced a special World Cup offer on RCV 150. Under this offer subscribers will get Re. 1 credited into his/her account, each time India hits a four or a six against Sri Lanka in the final match of World Cup 2011. Additionally, customers will also get core talk time worth Rs 135.
This offer is valid for all the Tata Indicom pre-paid customers (excluding pay per call plan customers) till 2 April 2011 (till 2 PM).
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Tata Indicom offers 'ULTA SMS Pack' to its Prepaid subscribers
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Monday, 07 March 2011 18:12
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Indicom has come up with a new SMS Pack - Ulta SMS Pack - which will offer National SMSes at a cost lower than that of local SMSes. Under this plan, National SMSes will cost 5 paise/SMS while for sending a local SMS subscribers will have to pay 10 paise/SMS.ULTA SMS PACK is similar to Ulta Plan, where in STD calls are cheaper than local calls. Post sending 100 SMSes per day, all local SMSes will be charged at Re. 1 per SMS and STD SMSes at Rs 1.5 per SMS. While on roaming SMSes will be charged at Rs 3 per SMS and ISD SMSes will be charged at Rs 5 per SMS.
To activate ULTA SMS PACK, pre-paid customers have to send an SMS ‘SMSULTA’ to 12524. Subscription charges of this pack are Rs 11 for 30 days. ULTA SMS PACK will be activated and benefits will be credited to customer within 48 hours.
TTL and Jet Airways enter into an Exclusive Partnership to offer Tata Photon Plus & Tata Photon Whiz at special rates
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Thursday, 03 March 2011 14:29
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Teleservices Limited and Jet Airways have entered into an exclusive partnership to offer Tata Photon Plus or Tata Photon Whiz connection at a special price. The offer is exclusive to JetPrivilege members who wish to buy either a Tata Photon Plus or Tata Photon Whiz connection, anywhere in India—at a special price of Rs 1,249 and Rs 699, respectively. This special offer is available only on Tata Photon Plus and Tata Photon Whiz post-paid plans.Jet Privilege customers can not just get a new Tata Photon Whiz or Tata Photon Plus connection at a special price of Rs 699 and Rs 1,249, respectively. Customers can also choose tariff plans of their choice as per their needs and usage patterns. Furthermore, JetPrivilege members will also earn an additional 10 per cent of their monthly bill amount as JP Miles for a period of one year.
Under the offer, JetPrivilege members can opt for any post-paid connection on Tata Photon Plus and Tata Photon Whiz. The offer is available at all Tata Indicom Exclusive Stores across the country and on the company’s I-Choose website.
TTSL's Clarification on Reliance Communication’s Statement
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Monday, 14 February 2011 17:52
- Written by Puneet Jain
Anil Ambani lead Reliance Communication issued a statement on 13th February expressing its discontent towards grant of dual technology approval. RCom's mention of "Shri Ratan Tata group’s Tata Teleservices" didn't go well with TTSL, which in turn issued a clarification.Here is what TTSL issued clarification for :
RCom's Statement - “The grant of dual technology approval to RCOM, against its application that had been pending from February 2006 for more than 18 months, was on identical terms and payment of identical fees as for three other companies—Shri Ratan Tata group’s Tata Teleservices, Himachal Futuristic Communications and Shyam Telecom (now known as Sistema)— and there is nothing special or untoward in the same.”
TTSL’s CLARIFICATION :
Tata Teleservices was the only operator, amongst those named above, to apply for Dual-Technology License after the 19 October 2007 announcement by the Department of Telecommunications. It is hence unfair and incorrect to compare TTSL with the other applicants, who had applied before the policy was announced. This has also been validated in the CAG Report. It is indeed special and intriguing that Reliance Communications and two other operators applied and got DoT approval even before the policy was announced. It is even more intriguing that Reliance Communication was allotted spectrum in all the circles immediately, in January 2008, whereas TTSL got DoT approval after 83 days, and that TTSL, even after 3 years, is still awaiting spectrum allocation in the crucial Delhi Circle and in 39 commercially crucial districts in 9 telecom circles; and Tata Teleservices Limited and Tata Group are not family-owned or family-run concerns, or owned by Mr Ratan Tata. Hence, to refer to them as ‘Shri Ratan Tata group’s Tata Teleservices Limited’ is not appropriate.
Tata Teleservices Limited launches Instant Audio Conference service
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Tuesday, 07 December 2010 00:18
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) has launched ‘Insta Conference’ – an audio conferencing service using XOP Network’s Universal Service Node (USN) platform. Insta Conference service allows a customer to instantly convene a voice conference with a pre-selected group of individuals at the press of a key. The service is available to all customers of Tata Walky, Tata Indicom and Tata DOCOMO.This Conferencing service is a cost-effective, efficient and convenient. A customer can simply dial in to the bridge to automatically start a conference. The application dials out to one or more numbers belonging to each individual and as people pick up their calls; they are automatically placed into an audio conference. The service also allows them the flexibility to dial in and join/re-join as necessary.
The charges for calls using Insta conferencing are based on flat billing and will be independent of the voice plan / add-on packs, which the customer has subscribed. Charges will be levied based on the actual number of participants in the conference and the respective duration for which each of them participated.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Sukanto Aich, President Enterprise Business, Tata Teleservices Limited said, “We are delighted to introduce another revolutionary value added service for our customers across the Tata World. Our collaboration with XOP Networks has enabled us to offer Insta conferencing service based on XOP’s Firebar application. It is aimed at large, small and medium enterprises, wherever there is a need for instant, voice-based group communication. The service is hassle-free, easy to connect anytime, from anywhere, can connect any number of people at one point in time, and above all is cost-effective with no additional rentals.”
Mr. Sudhir Gupta, CEO of XOP Networks said, “We are very pleased that Tata Teleservices has selected XOP Networks platform to power its Insta Conference service. It is a great honor to be included in Tata Teleservices Limited’s network and to be able to assist in bringing this unique audio conferencing service to Tata Teleservices Limited customers across the country.” Insta-conference significantly reduces the effort required to set up an audio conference call.
Tata Indicom launches “Handset Upgrade Offer” in Andhra Pradesh
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Friday, 03 December 2010 14:12
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Indicom has introduced Handset Upgrade Offer for prepaid subscribers in Andhra Pradesh. Under the offer, the benefits include free talk time of up to Rs 1 lakh on the purchase of any CDMA handset. A subscriber will have to SMS “OFFER” to 12524 from his handset, within 7 days of purchase, to avail the free talk time. The assured talk time is Rs 50 and the customer can get talk time upto Rs 1 lakh, which will be credited to the user’s account within a period of 7 days. This offer is valid till 19th December 2010 applicable to all new CDMA handsets, including Tata Indicom handsets, available in the market.
