This Diwali, all Vodafone customers travelling in India can continue to talk free, statement read
New Delhi:
To counter the threat from the Reliance Jio free phone call offer, telecom operator Vodafone India announced today that it will be introducing free incoming calls while roaming nationally for all its customers from Diwali.
"As part of our ongoing 200 million customer celebration, providing free incoming on national roaming will ensure that our customers do not think twice while traveling out of town," Vodafone India, Director Commercial, Sandeep Kataria said in a statement.
Starting this Diwali, all Vodafone India customers travelling anywhere in the country can continue to talk worry free without having to cut short their conversations, the statement said.
"Even though outgoing charges while roaming had become comparable to home charges, consumer research has shown that incoming charges while roaming have been a hindrance to worry free usage," Mr Kataria said.
The new entrant Reliance Jio is offering free voice telephony across the country, including outgoing calls as well which is a big challenge for the entrenched players who derive a bulk of their revenue from the voice business.
State-run BSNL has been offering free incoming calls during roaming since June 15, 2015.
At present, most of the telecom operators charge a tariff for providing free incoming calls during roaming.
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"As part of our ongoing 200 million customer celebration, providing free incoming on national roaming will ensure that our customers do not think twice while traveling out of town," Vodafone India, Director Commercial, Sandeep Kataria said in a statement.
Starting this Diwali, all Vodafone India customers travelling anywhere in the country can continue to talk worry free without having to cut short their conversations, the statement said.
"Even though outgoing charges while roaming had become comparable to home charges, consumer research has shown that incoming charges while roaming have been a hindrance to worry free usage," Mr Kataria said.
The new entrant Reliance Jio is offering free voice telephony across the country, including outgoing calls as well which is a big challenge for the entrenched players who derive a bulk of their revenue from the voice business.
State-run BSNL has been offering free incoming calls during roaming since June 15, 2015.
At present, most of the telecom operators charge a tariff for providing free incoming calls during roaming.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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