Videocon launches GSM Mobile Services in Chennai


The Videocon Group, one of India’s leading global business conglomerates which recently released an arsenal of mobile phones has now launched its GSM mobile services. The service offering a scheme of ‘sub 1 paise effective tariff’ will be available in 100 cities all over the country. Mr.Venugopal Dhoot, the chairman of the Videocon Group launched the service in Chennai with actress Shruti Hassan during the inauguration ceremony.

Deploying a future ready 2.75G EDGE GSM network, Videocon Mobile Services offers subscribers innovative Value-Added Services (VAS). Videocon’s GSM Prepaid Sim-Kit costs Rs.49 with the talk-time of Rs 5. With First Recharge of Rs.31 Subscriber will get Rs.25 of Talk-Value Plus Pay-per-second billing tariff and also Rs.75 as bonus talk-value as a promotional offer.

Mr. Venugopal Dhoot said, “Videocon Mobile Services will leverage the group’s established brand equity and vast retail reach, synergies of an integrated product portfolio and combine that with best of breed partners to offer compelling services. Over 160 million users across India have trusted the Videocon brand over the past 24 years. Videocon Mobile Services is well poised to rapidly build its subscriber base and we target 100 million users within three years.”

The company has set around 3400 trans-receiver stations for the users across 550 towns in Tamilnadu and a total of 70,000 towers across India. The company will be establishing 8 centers across India, where customers will be able to interact with representatives in 15 Indian languages.

Videocon which is well known for its full range of house-hold products like Washing Machines, AC, Refrigerators, Home Theatre systems, Food Processors, etc., has now entered into Mobile Service field targeting 100 million customers within next 3 years.

And Videocon mobile services is the 13th Mobile Operator of India , wish them luck !


Author: Team FoneArena

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