MTS announces its plans for MNP

With Mobile Number Portability (MNP) being launched in India, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the brand MTS, on Thursday announced a range of innovative offerings for GSM and CDMA customers wanting to come on board the MTS? congestion free network.

These offerings have been specially designed to offer convenience and benefits to customers switching to MTS? network.

MTS has partnered with leading banks to offer the latest range of Smartphones through Easy Monthly Instalment (EMI) options.

Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd, said: ?The roll out of Mobile Number Portability represents a very good opportunity for customers to experience MTS?s high speed network.?

Customers buying handsets would also get a slew of advantages in the form of Money Back offer which will be given in the form of free MTS to MTS local calls, free data and free local SMS.

Customers migrating to the MTS network would be able to avail extra value plans. It includes benefits as high as 250% on the total cost of the Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs). These STVs are available in a range of denominations starting from Rs 298 till Rs 1499, all with a validity of 30 days.

CDMA customers switching to MTS would be able to avail the ? paisa per second tariff for all local calls valid for 3 months with an FRC of Rs. 13.

The second recharge of Rs. 50 will provide customer with a talk time of Rs. 75.

Additionally, with a recharge of Rs. 109 per month, customers would be able to avail full talk time, 109 free minutes for all local calls and all local calls at half paisa tariff with a validity of 30 days.