BSNL's prepaid WLL to charge 75 paise a minute

NEW DELHI: State-owned BSNL's will introduce SIM-based prepaid CDMA WLL service from August 1 that will further bring down the local call rate to 75 paise a minute.

The SIM based prepaid Tarang WLL mobile service will cost 75 paise within BSNL's own network, while it will cost Rs 1.20 a minute to other networks.

For STD, it will cost Rs 1.80 a minute in own network and Rs 2.40 a minute to other networks. All these calls carry a pulse rate of 60 seconds.

The ISD call charges are Rs 7.20 a minute on a 10 seconds pulse to the US, Canada, the UK and Sri Lanka. To Europe, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia, the charges are Rs 9.60 a minute on a 7.5 seconds pulse so is a subscriber calling Kuwait, Bharin, the UAE, Oman and Qatar.

For the rest of the world, it is Rs 12 a minute for a six seconds pulse.

BSNL will launch the SIM-based prepaid CDMA WLL service in August in several denominations of recharge coupons like Rs 200 to Rs 1000.
   
BSNL has 3.5-million CDMA customers as against over 28 million in the GSM space.
    
WLL phone connections using the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, offers limited mobility to subscribers within the city. A separate handset is needed for this service.

A WLL mobile connection would be a cheaper option for a subscriber whose movements are only within the city limits.