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Telephone calls made on BSNL network to earthquake-hit Nepal for the next three days will attract only local call rates, the state-owned company said.
The move is aimed at enabling Indians to connect with their near and dear ones in Nepal, which saw several hundreds dead following a massive earthquake today.
A decision to cut call rates was taken following a meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and with approval of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
"All calls that will be made from BSNL network will be charged at per local call rate for next three days," BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava told PTI.
The normal charge for a call to Nepal costs a consumer Rs 10/minute.
"People have opted for different kind of plans. Those who have opted for per second billing plan will be charged as per their plan and those who have opted for per minute calling will be charged on per minute basis. So, now they can make calls to Nepal for about one paisa per second or Re1/minute," Shrivastava said.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/1504...le/bsnl-charge-local-rates-calls-nepal-3-days
The move is aimed at enabling Indians to connect with their near and dear ones in Nepal, which saw several hundreds dead following a massive earthquake today.
A decision to cut call rates was taken following a meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and with approval of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
"All calls that will be made from BSNL network will be charged at per local call rate for next three days," BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava told PTI.
The normal charge for a call to Nepal costs a consumer Rs 10/minute.
"People have opted for different kind of plans. Those who have opted for per second billing plan will be charged as per their plan and those who have opted for per minute calling will be charged on per minute basis. So, now they can make calls to Nepal for about one paisa per second or Re1/minute," Shrivastava said.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/1504...le/bsnl-charge-local-rates-calls-nepal-3-days
