Uninor today announced the launch of its global GSM service in Orissa taking its footprint to 8 circles pan-India. The Uninor GSM service is now available in the 9 states of Orissa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.With its own network in 9 of the largest states in India and pan-India roaming already tied up, Uninor customers will be on a national mobile network from day one.
“With Orissa, we complete the Blue Arc – the Uninor footprint that now sweeps seamlessly through North, East and Southern India covering India’s largest states. This also marks the completion of the first phase of our launch activities,” said Stein-Erik Vellan, Managing Director, Unitech Wireless. “While our launch project now shifts to the second phase, the main focus now is on gaining shares where we have launched. On that, we have already scored some significant gains.”
In Orissa itself, Uninor has achieved a launch day presence at over 13,762 points of sale ready for customers. This means a Uninor connection is available to customers right next doors. At a supermarket, a kirana shop, a chemist, a corner mobile outlet or a full service exclusive Uninor shop.
Uninor launches its service in Orissa with two price plans – a base plan called talklonger@29p and a subscription plan called callmore@29p
Talklonger@29p is designed for customers who make longer calls. The plan offers customers local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD calls at 49 paise per minute, with a call set up fee of 39 paise thats charged only once when a call is activated. Customers can now make calls at the lowest per minute local call rates in the market only on talkmore@29.
Callmore@29p, is designed for customers who call more often by offering the lowest per minute local call rates in the market. The plan offers local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD calls at 49 paise per minute, with a daily rental of Rs. 2.00.