Videocon GSM Mobile – Below one paise !!

Videocon, after having entered the mobile handsets market, is now all set to be a mobile operator. In fact, they have launched their services in Tamil Nadu yesterday and will be launching services in Punjab by April 10. They plan to launch services in 100 towns in the next 100 days. A total investment of 14 crore INR is being made, helping them reach their target of  10 million subscribers in the next three years.

The concept of “below 1 paisa tariff” is what the Videocon GSM service is banking on to expand its network of subscribers all across the nation which is evident in their effective catch line “Pakdo Life Ka Har Signal”. Videocon is planning an investment of Rs 1500 crore in Tamil Nadu and the company would leverage 3400 towers to deliver superior services to the subscribers, across 550 towns in the state within the coming week. They will be deploying a 2.75G EDGE GSM Network.

Here is a look of their alloted network codes (823~843)

Andhra Pradesh 405-823
Assam 405-824
Bihar and Jharkhand 405-825
Delhi 405-826
Gujarat 405-827
Haryana 405-828
Himachal Pradesh 405-829
Jammu and Kashmir 405-830
Karnataka 405-831
Kerala 405-832
Kolkata 405-833
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh 405-834
Maharashtra 405-835
Mumbai 405-836
North East 405-837
Orissa 405-838
Rajasthan 405-839
Tamilnadu 405-840
Uttar Pradesh (East) 405-841
Uttar Pradesh (West) and Uttarakhand 405-842
West Bengal & Andaman and Nicobar Is. 405-843

Here is a basic tariff plan:

[ from http://www.videocon.com/wps/wcm/connect/Videocon.com/Videocon/Home/Tamil+Nadu+Including+Chennai/VOfferings/Prepaid/TariffPlan/ ]