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A plan that offers Rollover of unused talk time to a Quarter for its Enterprise Customers

New Delhi, March 08, 2010: TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today launched a tariff plan for its enterprise customers called ‘Rollover Plan’ (RO Plan). Under the RO plan, customers pay by the month and enjoy the facility of carrying forward their unused free talk time and SMS for a period of 3 months.

Rollover plan creates a new paradigm in the telecom industry where the month gets extended to 90 days. This is  in line with TATA Teleservices DNA of creating unique value proposition for its customers like Pay Per Second, Pay Per Call and NOW ‘Rollover Plan’.

“Speaking on the launch, Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Teleservices Limited, said, “TTSL has always been the undisputed leader by launching innovative tariff concepts like Pay Per Second & Pay Per Call in the Indian telecom industry and today I am proud to say that we are launching yet another industry first—The ROLLOVER Plan, exclusively for our Tata DOCOMO Enterprise Customers.”

“Innovation in tariff alone doesn’t give any operator a runaway success—it is understanding the nuances of customer usage patterns and integrating customer needs and value propositions into our product strategy that are key to a sustainable business model. Taking the first mover advantage, we have consolidated an aggressive proposition that offers transparent tariff along with the facility of carrying forward of unused free usage for a period of 3 months—this feature will definitely benefit and interest our enterprise customers,” Mr Sardana further added.

Under the offer, there are four variants of plans available RO 500, RO 799, RO 1000 and RO 1099 available at a monthly rental of Rs 500, Rs. 799, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 1099 respectively.

The other highlight of the plan is that it extends the concept of ‘per-second’ billing. It also makes available the free usage in seconds. For example the RO 1099, offers 150000 seconds of free local calls and 72000 seconds of free STD calls per month thus offering its customers with complete transparency and unmatched benefits. The customers can carry forward the accumulated unused free talk time and free SMS each month, for a period of three consecutive months. The roll over benefit will be applicable for 8 consecutive cycles with each cycle comprising of 3 months.

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under brands – Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 16 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. The company recently launched a new brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com, and www.tatadocomo.com

‘Customer Service Charter’

~Company offers ‘compensation’ in case of service deficiencies~

• Path-breaking initiative launched by company on the 171st birth anniversary of Tata Group Founder, Sir Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata

• Industry-first endeavor to see customer service stand out as a key differentiator

• Five identified customer service commitments will carry ‘compensation clauses’

Hyderabad: March 3, 2010: Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, has announced a path-breaking ‘Customer Service Charter’ for Tata Indicom customers, under which the company guarantees pre-determined levels of service and support—and includes ‘Compensation Clauses’ to pay back customers if the set service levels are not met. This initiative commemorates the 171st birth anniversary of Tata Group Founder, Sir Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, a visionary who sowed the seeds of industrialization in India—and will be immediately available to Tata Indicom customers across all 20 telecom Circles that the company operates in.

The Customer Service Charter, a first-of-its-kind endeavor in the Indian telecom industry, is aimed at ensuring that customer service emerges as a key differentiator for telecom operators. The Charter focuses on several identified aspects of customer interaction, with the larger objective of creating world-class service standards and benchmarks. The Charter will fulfill customer commitments—five salient propositions have been identified by Tata Teleservices Limited to begin with—and Compensation Clauses have been built in, wherein the company will pay back customers if pre-set service levels on the chosen parameters are not met.

Paying a tribute to the Tata Group Founder at the launch of the Customer Service Charter, Mr. Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Limited, said, “On the occasion of our Group’s Founder Day, we pledge to give every customer his rightful due. Sir JN Tata was a visionary who dared to think beyond his time, and his dynamic legacy still inspires us to pursue the highest standards of excellence in every endeavor. The introduction of this Customer Service Charter, therefore, is a matter of immense pride for us, and a tremendous responsibility for us to shoulder—as we will be putting our very business behind our commitment to our customers.”

“The Charter is a reaffirmation of TTSL’s commitment to the person who makes the biggest difference to our lives—the Customer. At the Tata Group, we strongly believe that it is our solemn duty to do everything within our competency to give customers a quality network experience and state-of-art service and support. This Charter, the first-ever in the history of Indian telecoms, has been conceived to achieve these objectives with a promise to compensate customers if we don’t live up to our commitments,” Mr. Pankaj Sethi, President, Corporate Services, Tata Teleservices Limited, said.

The Customer Service Charter includes five customer commitments, namely The Bill Dispute Commitment, The Call Drop Commitment, The Handset Replacement Commitment, The VAS Commitment and The Call-Back Commitment.

• The Bill Dispute Commitment offers resolution of every bill dispute within three working days, failing which TTSL will compensate its customers with Rs 25 for every additional day taken to resolve the complaint;
• The Call Drop Commitment promises call drops less than the 1.5 per cent of total calls made in a month, failing which the company will refund 2.5% of the customer’s last billed amount;
• The Handset Replacement Commitment ensures that loaner handsets will be issued to customers in case the handset cannot be repaired over the counter at TTSL’s I-Care Centre;
• The VAS Commitment offers free trial of any chosen Value-Added Service, before buying the product; and
• The Call-Back Commitment promises that call centers will be accessible to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week and that calls will be answered within 90 seconds, failing which the company will call the customer back within two hours.

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under brands – Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. The company recently launched a new brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com and www.tatadocomo.com

Offers differentiated solutions with emphasis on consumer experience

Apps and services on SIM benefit customers and simplify mobile usage

Services located in SIM and not on device—increasing security aspects

New Delhi, February 22, 2010 – TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, today announced its partnership with Gemalto, the world leader in digital security. Gemalto, with its MNO Portal Management Solution, has enabled a simple way to deliver services that will simplify usage and enable TATA DOCOMO to provide a unique service interface and user experience. Gemalto’s offering will help further liberate customers from remembering complicated codes and configuring services each time a user changes his mobile handset.

The Gemalto solution provides TATA DOCOMO subscribers with easy-to-navigate menus that enable them to enjoy a wide range of value-added services (VAS) with unprecedented convenience, using any type of mobile phone. With services located on the SIM, the user can easily browse through his service menu and launch the service on his handset with a simple click. What’s more, an intelligent systems helps Tata DOCOMO keep track of user preference and choice and a content gateway at operators end ensures that regular content update in real time. For e.g. if the user selects an ongoing India Sri Lanka Cricket series as an option, then the user will receive all the related content on his mobile phone without having to stream the news from the menu service tab.

TATA DOCOMO subscribers benefit from innovative services including mobile banking, mobile chatting and information on demand, through a user-friendly interface. They can also customize their mobile phone with wallpapers and ringtones, and enjoy games and infotainment. Users are offered to choose between Hindi and English when activating the service.

“We were looking for a reliable partner, with the expertise and capability to implement such a large-scale project,” Mr. GurinderSingh Sandhu, Head of Marketing at TATA DOCOMO, said. “Gemalto was able to keep up the challenge and we are very pleased that the deployment of our new services was completed in a timely manner.”

“We aim to support our clients in the roll out of quality new services, while simultaneously simplifying access to these services for their subscribers,” said Mr. Tan Teck Lee, President, Gemalto Asia. “Gemalto is proud to have once again demonstrated its commitment to working closely with operators willing to bring more simplicity and convenience to their subscribers.”

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under brands – Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. The company recently launched a new brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com and www.tatadocomo.com

Introduces new C112 Color FM Handset @ Rs 1699/-

Hyderabad: March 2, 2010: TATA Indicom, the CDMA brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest growing pan India dual technology telecom service provider, today announced the launch of Micromax handset priced at just Rs. 1699. The stylish Micromax C112 Color FM handset is now available with Tata Indicom’s ‘Pay Per Second’ offering for its prepaid customers across circles.

With the Micromax C112 Color FM handset prepaid customers can get a new Tata Indicom connection absolutely free along with 200 minutes talktime with per second billing option. What’s more, subscribers also have the option of recharging with a RCV of Rs 38/- as many times they want till 31^st May, 2010 and avail free local talktime of 200 minutes. The validity for each installment of promotional talk-time is 30 days.

Announcing the new offer, Mr. S Ramakrishna, Regional COO- AP & Orissa Circle, Tata Indicom, said, “We have been consistently offering such exciting propositions to our customers so that they get the benefits of feature-loaded handsets along with splendid tariff offerings. The Micromax C112 is a user-friendly, stylish and affordable handset. When you combine that with per second billing and free talktime of 200 local minutes through a recharge of just Rs 38/-; the offer truly becomes irresistible! The offer is aimed at our new prepaid subscribers who expect nothing but the best in class offerings and value propositions when it comes to Tata Indicom.”

The Micromax C112 is a feature-loaded colour FM handset that comes with a Hindi keypad, mobile tracker and a calendar. It also has stereo FM radio with 20 channels and an exclusive feature of Schedule FM Record wherein one can schedule the radio to power on and record his or her favorite programs.

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under brands – Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. The company recently launched a new brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

Bsnl announced today that their 3G services will be launched on 3-Feb-2010 in Ravindera bharati.

By this 3G network,

• Video Calling

The technology enables peer-to-peer video calling as well as multipoint video conferencing on mobile phones.

• We can get access to a faster Internet ( till 8 MBPS download)

You can access your favorite you-tube video’s via your mobile device? You now can access you-tube via You-tube Mobile.

• Internet using Laptop/computer USB port, Blue-tooth, Infrared.

You have wireless Internet using this 3G network. You can watch any high band width site on your mobile.

• Live TV in mobile phones

You can watch amost all the TV in your mobile. You can watch your favorite TV shows, Cricket without missing.

• Lower cost

To use this facility you need to have a mobile phone which supports 3G network. you can get this for as low as 5000 RS. Also we need to upgrade the current SIM to a new 3G support SIM(32k SIM). For BSNL customers this SIM is free, for others we need to pay 50 RS extra.

Initially BSNL willing to give 5 lakh connections in Hyderabad and Medak districts. Later it will increase this upon demand.

For now only BSNL supports 3G network, after the bid in April we may get other providers soon.

Tariff for 3G mobile service

1. Initial SIM & Activation Charges for both Voice and Data plans under 3G postpaid and prepaid service:

2.1. Choice of Prepaid plan through FRCs:-

Note:-

•  In case of migration from 2G prepaid to 3G prepaid, the unutilized account balance in 2G will be carried forward to 3G. However, the carry forward of balance validity from 2G to 3G prepaid may not be allowed. In order to get validity, the customer has to recharge with the FRC of the desired plan.

•  If a subscriber wants a change from a particular 3G plan to other 3G plan or 2G plan or vice versa, the customer has to recharge with FRC of the desired plan after using a NIL value migration voucher.

2.2 Choosing postpaid voice plan through different 2G & 3 G tariff plans.

i) The customer can choose any voice plan of his choice out of the existing 2G & 3G postpaid plans with FMC more than Rs.225. For availing 3G services with 2G voice plans, the existing/new postpaid customer has to pay an additional FMC of Rs.50.

3. General Terms and conditions:-

•  In case of migration from 2G to 3G, the customer may continue with the existing 2G SIM without any charge or may opt for a new 3G USIM with higher memory for Rs.59.

•  In case of migration from 2G prepaid to 3G prepaid, the unutilized account balance in 2G will be carried forward to 3G. However, the carry forward of balance validity from 2G to 3G prepaid may not be allowed.

•  If a subscriber wants a change from a particular 3G plan to other 3G plan or 2G plan or vice versa, the customer has to recharge with FRC of the desired plan. However, while using the FRC for migration purpose the discount will be allowed will be at normal rate applicable to RCV.

•  Replacement of defective SIM/USIM will be free of cost to be made at CSC only, if the replacement of SIM/USIM is due to technical reason beyond the control of customer. However, if the replacement of SIM/USIM is due to customer negligence Rs.59 (Incl. of S.Tax) will be levied. In case customer wants new USIM, replacing the existing 2G SIM, the customer will also have to pay Rs.59.

Promotional Offers

•  50 Minutes free local video call will be allowed to all new 3G prepaid and postpaid connections activated upto 31.12.2009.

•  Customers purchasing 3G Data card from BSNL and activating the same will get free data usage of 6 GB per month as 1GB day/any time and 5GB night usage for two months, as a promotional measure for 90 days w.e.f. 15.08.2009. However, for getting validity the customer has to recharge with data recharge voucher or fixed monthly charges in case of postpaid connection. The free usage of 6 GB will be added to the free usage available with the data plan. No other freebies may be allowed for the above data cards.

•  Incoming video call facility allowed to 2G customers with 3G enabled handsets will continue to be allowed until further order.

Tata Teleservices Leads in New Subscriber Additions in December

• With 3.3 million new subscribers added in December, TTSL is ahead of nearest competitor by nearly half a million subscribers
• Achieves first position for fifth consecutive month

New Delhi, January 21, 2010: Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, emerged as the Number One telecom operator in the country for the fifth consecutive month in December, in terms of new subscriber additions, adding more than 3.3 million subscribers in the month. The achievement is all the more noteworthy as the nearest competitor managed to add just over 2.8 million subscribers in the same period, a gap of nearly half a million subscribers.

Tata Teleservices Limited has added 3,336,476 new subscribers in December 2009 from its CDMA and GSM operations put together. In November 2009 too, TTSL had showed a healthy growth in new additions, with 3,329,215 new subscribers being added.

Expressing his delight over the achievement, Mr. Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Limited, said: “It is extremely gratifying to emerge as the top grosser in the industry in terms of new subscriber additions, for the fifth consecutive month. We thank and appreciate every subscriber’s faith on us as an efficient service provider—this achievement further affirms our goal to constantly improve and provide world-class products and offering to our subscribers. Infact with a consecutive lead for the fifth month, we have moved a position ahead, now being the fifth largest telecom operator in the industry with over 57 million subscriber base at the end of December ‘09— this achievement itself is a testimony to the efforts that have been put into making our network and services the best in the industry.”

“In the recent past, we have announced some fantastic products and offers—such as ‘Buddy Net’ which allows Tata DOCOMO prepaid subscribers to create and keep in touch within their community at unbeatable tariffs. “Postpay @ your doorstep”, where in a customer can readily get access to a postpay connection, at his doorstep with expert guidance from Tata DOCOMO. From the Tata Indicom stable, customers have the innovative ‘Pay Per Call Flexi Plan’, an offer that takes the revolutionary ‘Pay Per Call’ concept to a whole new level. The ‘Pay Per Call Flexi Plan’ provides the customer the power of flexible billing, optimizing customer spends for both short- and long-duration calls. Clearly, these are times for extreme innovation and we are glad that our offerings are being adopted by subscribers in a big way,” Mr. Sardana added.

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under brands – Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving nearly 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. In December 2008, Tata Teleservices announced a unique reverse equity swap strategic agreement between its fully-owned telecom tower subsidiary—Wireless TT Info-Services Limited—and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited, thereby becoming the largest independent entity in this space. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services. For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com and www.tatadocomo.com

Industry First, a dedicated toll free number 1800 420 8282 to buy new Photon Plus connection

• A first-of-its-kind industry initiative that offers instant purchase and delivery of Photon Plus from the comfort of home or office
• Offers an ubiquitous IVR platform and an easy and secured payment gateway process

Hyderabad, January 15, 2010: Introducing a convenient method of purchasing Photon Plus, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, has announced the launch of industry first ‘Call and Buy’ service exclusively for Photoners. A dedicated toll free number 1800 420 8282 will guide the customer on every aspect of the product from enquiry, current offers and purchase to home delivery.

The new Call and Buy medium is safe and secure medium of transaction for customers as it ensures the security consideration of online shopping by using telephone IVR payment gateway, wherein the customer instead of revealing their credit card details on a call, types it through their own phone. The typed credit card details are received in the form of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) which cannot be deciphered by human ear thus reducing the risk of fraud and illegitimate transactions.

“At Tata Teleservices service delivery and customer delight has always taken the center stage in any product life cycle management. By launching an industry first initiative, Call and Buy Photon Plus, we are once again ensuring that customers are benefited first and get the superior quality product information, purchase mechanism and service delivery from the comfort of their home or offices,” said Mr. S Ramakrishna, Regional COO- AP & Orissa Circle, Tata Teleservices Limited.

Photon Plus is a Mobile wireless broadband service that offers speeds upto 20 times faster than any existing mobile wireless technology allowing customers to stay connected ubiquitously. It enables Photoners to access to e-mails, social networking, download and upload large files, photo sharing, etc on the fly.

About Tata Teleservices Limited

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Photon and Walky brands, and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 350,000 towns and villages across the country. In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, and this transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices Limited. Tata DOCOMO has so far launched GSM services in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. In December 2008, Tata Teleservices announced a unique reverse equity swap strategic agreement between its fully-owned telecom tower subsidiary—Wireless TT Info-Services Limited—and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited, thereby becoming the largest independent entity in this space. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com , www.tatadocomo.com or www.tataindicom.com

Getting Tata DOCOMO Postpay connection just got simpler!

No need to traverse, just Dial 1800 266 0000 to avail Postpay @ Doorstep Service

• Also announces the launch of new aggressive Postpay per sec “Diet Plans”
• Customers can call toll free number 1800 266 0000 from any mobile or landline

Postpay @ Doorstep is an initiative to help customers get postpay connections with the comfort from their homes or offices

Hyderabad: January 12, 2010: Tata DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced the launch of “Postpay @ your doorstep”, an initiative where Tata DOCOMO would assist potential customers with their queries on new post pay connections. Through a simple process, a customer can readily get access to a postpay connection, at his doorstep with expert guidance from Tata DOCOMO.

To avail this service, customers just need to call the toll free number 1800 266 0000 where they would be guided by Tata DOCOMO representatives. The representatives are trained to make use of scientific tools like Bill Plan Calculator that would help suggest the best value plan, customized to the needs of the customer, based on their usage amount and usage pattern. The customer once decided on a postpay plan, the call center executives sends a representative to collect the documents from customer’s location and deliver the SIM card whenever and wherever he desires.

Speaking on this new initiative that will help customers demystify post pay propositions and get a new connection, customized to his needs, at the comfort of their home or offices, Mr. N V Subbarao, Hub Head, South East, Tata DOCOMO said, “Postpay @ Doorstep service will definitely give a big fillip to new postpay customer acquisition numbers. In today’s competitive marketplace, innovating and delivering customized customer experience is a key to brand affiliation and greater services adoption.”

Tata DOCOMO has also recently launched its new “Diet Plan” with the claim that with these plans the customers’ bills would go from “fat” to “fit”, an assured savings due to its aggressive per sec plans. As part of the new plans, at 299 rental customer can get 36000 local seconds free (600 mins), and all local and STD calls @ 1p/sec.

Customers with high usage pattern can also opt for other value based plans – Diet 499, Diet 799 and Super Diet Plan 1099

To know more about our postpay plans please visit www.tatadocomo.com/postpaid.aspx

About Tata Teleservices Limited:

Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Photon and Walky brands, and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 350,000 towns and villages across the country. In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, and this transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices Limited. Tata DOCOMO has so far launched GSM services in 15 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. In December 2008, Tata Teleservices announced a unique reverse equity swap strategic agreement between its fully-owned telecom tower subsidiary—Wireless TT Info-Services Limited—and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited, thereby becoming the largest independent entity in this space. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com www.tataindicom.com or www.tatadocomo.com

Nokia today unveiled the new addition to its Eseries range, Nokia E72, a device tailor-made for business and personal messaging. Nokia’s latest full QWERTY smartphone brings a rich mobile email experience right out of the box, making it the ideal device for people who want to be productive in both their personal and professional lives. The Nokia E72 comes with Nokia’s push consumer email service, Nokia Messaging and onboard clients for Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler. The Nokia E72 will be available in the Indian market 2 colors – Zodium Black and Topaz Brown at an MRP of Rs. 22989/- only.

The Nokia E72 builds on the formula from Nokia’s most successful QWERTY keyboard device, the Nokia E71, and adds important new functionality such as desktop-like email experiences. Accessing popular accounts such as Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Ovi Mail and thousands of other email service providers is simple through improved on-device email setup, with the same easy to use UI integrating all of the owner’s corporate email accounts as well.

On the launch Mr. Vineet Taneja, Marketing Director, Nokia India said, “Today consumers are looking for solutions that give them flexibility to manage time in a way that they can juggle and balance both work and life. They are looking for ways to connect with their friends and peers while on the go which has led to proliferation of email on mobile. According to a research conducted by Nokia, globally people are spending an average of five full days per year – equivalent to a full work week – responding to emails. Close to half of the consumers (46 percent) choose email over voice or text to send and receive important information.”

He further added, “With the latest Nokia E72, consumers will be able to accommodate multiple work and personal email accounts and, with separate profiles for work and play, which will allow people to be flexible when it comes to choosing how, when, where and who to respond to.”

Nokia E72 includes an Opti NAVI Key for more intuitive scrolling through menus, emails and fast panning of images. Conversations are also clearer with active noise cancellation, and a torch can be activated with a single press of the spacebar key. The office capabilities have been updated with a new version of Quickoffice, which delivers Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility as well as free version upgrades when new features become available. Nokia E72 has 5 megapixel camera and a standard 3.5 mm audio jack. The handset comes with A-GPS and compass with integrated maps.

Key features of Nokia E72

• Best in class messaging:- easy setup for business and personal email; Enhanced PC-like email user interface
• New Optical Navi™ key for convenient and easy scrolling through menu, emails, internet browser, maps and images
• Boosted Performance:- 5Mpix autofocus camera; excellent voice call clarity with active noise cancellation technology; faster mobile broadband connectivity over HSPA and WLAN
• Designed with quality stainless steel and aluminium
• Memory:- Up to 250 MB internal memory, 8GB microSD in sales box, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
• Full QWERTY handset with boosted performance for all your Email needs

Nokia E72 is one of those handsets everybody is talking about long before their release. There may be nothing much to talk about – after all everyone knows what to expect of the Eseries and they have never let us down. But still, savoring the next batch of Eseries steel is always a pleasure.

The Finns keep feeding business ammo to the market and there’s nothing out of the usual at first sight. We already tasted the new Eseries generation and the E52 and E55 were the usual good healthy meals. The E72 though needs to be nothing short of delicious.

Nokia E72 official photos

There’s no need to tell you the Nokia E72 walks and talks business. The big one though has greater responsibility to carry. We guess the E72 will not fear being judged against the best messengers in its class. But it will certainly look back to a haunting shadow within its own family. The Nokia E72 can certainly go where the E71 would not venture. But it’s not only the equipment (of which the E72 has aplenty) that makes a winner.

Key features:

• Quad-band GSM support
• 3G with HSDPA 10.2Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps
• Landscape 2.36″ 16M-color display of QVGA resolution
• Comfortable full QWERTY keypad
• Optical trackpad on the D-pad
• Symbian 9.3 OS, S60 UI with FP2
• 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
• 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, DLNA support
• Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support, digital compass
• Accelerometer for turn-to-mute
• 250 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 4GB card
• Standard 3.5mm audio jack
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support and microUSB v2.0
• FM radio with RDS
• Remote Wipe
• Great battery life
• Office document editor (including MS Office 2007)
• User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two homescreen setups
• Smart dialing
• Full Flash support
• Great audio output quality
• Lifetime Nokia Messaging subscription

Main disadvantages:

• Optical trackpad is not as handy as we’d like
• Limited camera features, no geotagging, video recording maxes out at VGA@15fps
• No DivX or XviD support (can be enabled, possibly requiring a purchase)
• No TV-out functionality
• No dedicated camera key (trackpad compensates for that)
• Poor loudspeaker performance

Eseries are always trying to get more skills on their resume. But the one that’s supposed to be the next big thing in its class is really pushing it. Nokia didn’t have to try and experiment with the E72. Build muscle on the E71 was their main objective. And by the looks of it they did more than well. The E72 promises richer experience and superior skill. But it will still be expected to deliver more than the sum of its parts if it wants to prove anything to the standard-setting E71.

Nokia E72 in our office

The Eseries spirit is all there – and we guess in-house competition is always in the picture. The E72 is bold and impressive, but manages to keep its cool too, as befits a conservative business handset. Armed and dangerous or polite and elaborate – the E72 will be whatever you want it to be. So, make up your mind, and take the jump. We’re unboxing and feeling the cold Eseries steel in our hands.