Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd is extending its lifetime validity cards to post-paid mobile segment, under which users have to pay Rs 800 as one-time charge for rent-free connection lifelong and 80 paise a minute for local calls.
The public sector unit, which has already launched lifetime validity card in prepaid segment, is launching the post-paid card from January 15 where 80 paise a minute will be charged for local calls to MTNL mobile network while to other networks, it will be Rs 1.20 a minute, the PSU said in a statement.
STD call rates to all networks will be Rs 2.40 a minute while activation charges for this connection is Rs 500.
MTNL has also reduced its call rates on existing post-paid plans -- Budget, Economy and A&B.
"The local call rates on these plans is 75 paise to MTNL (mobile, fixed and WLL networks and to other networks it will be Rs 1.20 a minute. The STD charges will remain at the same level of Rs 2.40 a minute with Rs 500 as activation charges on all plans," it said.
Currently, a mobile-to-mobile call within MTNL network costs 90 paise.
MTNL's post-paid lifelong users along with other existing Plans can enjoy a 'Half Rate' period during which local calls from Dolphin post-paid mobile to all MTNL networks (Mobile, WLL and fixed) will be charged at half the normal rates between 11 pm-8 am.
Dolphin users can select up to three Dolphin/Trump numbers on which local calls will be free by making a monthly rental of Rs 50 per number.
The PSU has also waived off roaming charges of Rs 30 a month and security deposit for STD have been reduced from Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,000.
A rent free GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) plan has been introduced and usage rates on the Plan shall be 25 paise per kilobytes.