Tata Offer pay-per-call

Telecom operator Tata Teleservices Tuesday launched a scheme that will enable its CDMA subscribers to talk endlessly for just Re.1.

Breaking away from the usual practice of charging subscribers on a one minute-pulse basis, Tata Teleservices CDMA callers will be charged Re.1 for all local calls and Rs.3 for long distance calls, regardless of the duration of the call.

The pay-per-call product has been launched on the prepaid platform, and subscribers opting for it will be charged a daily fee of Re.1.

The company is also offering short messages service (SMS) at Re.0.50, for both local and national SMS.

The pay-per-call service will be offered by Tata Indicom, the CDMA arm of Tata Teleservices.

"Pay-per-call will change the pricing paradigm in the telecom space," said Tata Teleservices managing director Anil Sardana.

Added Vineet Bhatia, the company's chief operating officer for Delhi and head of the northern region: "The service gives consumers freedom to talk to their hearts' content without any of the hassles they face on the charging front."

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Samsung PMP

Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of a new PMP – the R1. Designed to offer users a similar experience as their BeatDJ handsets, the R1 is also their slimmest and lightest multimedia player that’s compatible with DivX video format.

“Samsung’s R1 beat player provides a rich multimedia experience for users who prefer a small form factor but don’t want to sacrifice quality,” said Joo Ho Song, Vice President, Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung is committed to launching additional multimedia players with advanced features and designs.”

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This light weight PMP weighing in at about 50G is just 8.9mm slim and Samsung has it running on their TouchWiz UI. It also features -

• a 2.6-inch touch screen
• DivX-certificated
• DNSe 3.0 (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
• Bluetooth
• FM radio
• e-Book reader

The R1 will be available in 8GB or 16GB capacities.

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