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RCom launches global calling card for travellers

Shashi Ashiwal

Mr V.K. Aggarwal, President-Global Voice Business, Reliance Communications, addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Monday. —

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Mumbai, July 23 Reliance Communications has launched a calling card for Indian travellers abroad to make calls anywhere from any phone. Calls from USto India using the Passport Outroamer calling card will be charged Rs 5.5 per a minute, which is 92 per cent lesser than the international roaming rate, according to the company.

Travellers will be able to make calls from Canada, UK, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia to India and over 200 other countries at rates varying from Rs 5.5 to Rs 13.9 per minute. For making a call, customers have to dial in an access number that leads to an IVR (Interactive Voice response), which then guides the customer.

For travellers coming into India, the companyhas launched Reliance Passport Advantage, in which the traveller can forward his overseas calls to any designated number in India. This service, according to RCom, will also provide up to 75 per cent savings over other international roaming services. It is now is available for travellers coming into the country from the US.

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