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Mumbai , June 15

VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has tied up with Tata Teleservices to offer STD / ISD prepaid calling cards under the brand name `Hello Duniya.'

Hello Duniya calling cards will enable customers to make STD and ISD calls from any Tata Indicom mobile, fixed wireline, fixed wireless or payphone across all Tata Teleservices circles without having to activate the facility on the telephone.

These cards will be available in denominations of Rs 540 and Rs 1,080, and will allow calls to the US, Canada, the UK and select countries in Asia, with tariffs to US at Rs 7.20 per minute, while calls to Gulf and South East Asia will be charged at Rs 15 and Rs 9.60 per minute respectively, the company release stated. Mr S.K. Gupta, Managing Director, VSNL said that besides being a lucrative revenue stream for them, this calling card service marks their entry into Indian retail market for voice.

Currently offered only on the Tata Indicom network, VSNL stated it would roll out the `Hello Duniya' cards in the country, once the intelligent network service regulation is in place, the release added.

VSNL has also extended its range of global inbound calling cards to include destinations like the UK and select Gulf regions of Bahrain & UAE.

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