Telecom major Vodafone Essar on Thursday announced per-second billing scheme for long distance and international calls using its 8216;World Calling Cards8217;,further fuelling the ongoing tariff war among the operators.
The new 8216;world calling cards8217;,for prepaid and postpaid users,will offer STD calls at one paise per second,Vodafone said in a statement.
Calls made to US/Canada through these cards would be charged at 4 paise per second,while calls to the Gulf region would be available at 12 paisa per second. UK/Europe fixed would be available for 4 paise/sec,while calls to mobile phones in the region would be charged at 12 paise/sec.
8220;We are pleased to announce the launch of 8216;World Calling Cards8217; with per second charging. A first in the industry,the new Vodafone World Calling Card offers customers greater convenience,good value for money and seamless connectivity with family and friends in India and abroad,8221; Vodafone Essar Chief Marketing Officer Kumar Ramanathan said.
Vodafone users can make calls to China and Australia/New Zealand fixed at 5 paise/sec,Australia/New Zealand mobile at 13 paise/sec and the South East Asia at 6 paise/sec through the calling cards,the statement said.