Vodafone India cuts long distance, roaming tariffs

Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile operator, said on Tuesday it cut long-distance and roaming tariffs effective immediately.

Vodafone Essar, in which Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L: Quote, Profile, Research) owns a controlling stake, said national long distance calls would be 1.3 rupees (3 U.S. cent) a minute. It did not give the earlier tariff.

While roaming, customers would be charged 1 rupee a minute for incoming calls and local outgoing calls. Long distance calls would cost 1.5 rupees a minute, the company said in a statement.

Larger rival Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) last week cut its long distance and roaming tariff. ($1=40.9 rupees)


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