Aircel Becomes The First Mobile Service Provider In India To Launch Free Roaming Service

Aircel India came up today to unveil a product that offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming.

Aircel said in a statement to the press ‘One Nation, One Rate’ offers one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming on Aircel network.

“Incoming calls while on roaming on Aircel network will be free,” it added.

Aircel users in Delhi can avail the service for Rs 39, while Mumbai subscribers have to pay Rs 32, the statement said.

The price points for the service for other circles range from Rs 21 to Rs 59, it added.

Aircel Chief Marketing Officer Anupam Vasudev  was quoted saying”…this product will enable Aircel customers to enjoy one rate for voice, SMS and data services in their respective home circles and even while they are on roaming” .

The product will offer voice – (Local/National) calling at 1paisa/second in home circle as well as on roaming on Aircel network, while incoming calls on roaming will be free.

SMS will be charged at Re 1 for home circle as well as on roaming while data users will be able to carry the home circle rate on roaming, the statement added.

This is a welcome move from Aircel.Hope others join the bandwagon and anyways it does not make sense to have roaming charges in this age of globalisation. Most of the population is on move . The concept of roaming has to be done away with sooner rather than later and then telecom companies have to figure out how to balance this loss of revenue. what do you think?