Cellular service provider Hutch on Wednesday spiced up competition in the pre-paid mobile segment by introducing recharge coupons that start from as low as Rs 10 and promise users full talk-time and no access fee.
The coupon 'Chota Recharge-Puri Baat' (a variant of its 'top-up' cards), which ranges from Rs 10-198, offers full talk-time if the customer opts to recharge the pre-paid account within the validity period.
One can recharge any number of times within the validity period without paying an extra access fee, giving the customers the benefit of enjoying full talk-time on the subsequent recharges, Sanjoy Mukerji, operations, director, Hutchison Essar, Delhi said.
Currently, customers using a Rs 335 card get a validity of 30 days and a talk-time of Rs 150. If they want to recharge it within the validity period, they have to purchase recharge coupons of Rs 55/Rs 60, where they have to pay an access fee of Rs 33 leaving them with very little talk-time.
Service taxes are, however, applicable on the Chota recharge coupon.