Reliance reduces ILD rates

Reliance customers will now be able to call all numbers in the US, Canada, and South East Asia at Rs 4.50 per minute; they will be able to call UK landline numbers at Rs 6.00 per minute, and UK mobile numbers at Rs 8.00 per minute; whereas all calls to Gulf countries will cost them Rs 8.00 per minute.

Further, subscribers will be able to call all numbers in Australia and New Zealand at just Rs 6.00 per minute, down from the earlier Rs 18.00 per minute.

According to Reliance Communications, the new tariffs are among the lowest in the country, and will be available on Reliance Global Call Card across all denominations.

The Reliance Global Call Card can be used on Reliance Mobile and Reliance Hello phones in both pre-paid and post-paid categories. The card offers the convenience of PIN-less dialing, wherein customers are not required to pay any security deposit for availing ILD facilities.

Announcing the slash in ILD rates, S P Shukla, president - wireless, Reliance Communications, said, "We are committed to offer convenient and affordable connectivity solutions to our many million customers. Be it the industry s first 'One Nation' plan, or the revolutionary on-net plans, innovative domestic and overseas tariffs have been Reliance Communications key growth driver."