Reliance slashes ISD rates to Gulf by 36%

The tariff war has now spread to all possible sections, with Anil Ambani group company Reliance Infocom on Wednesday announcing a 36 per cent reduction in ISD rates to all Gulf countries at Rs 6.99 a minute.

Earlier it had announced a drop in calling rates to the United States and Canada at Rs 1.99 a minute on its Reliance Global call card of Rs 1900.

The company officials said the reduction in call rates to the Gulf would also be on the same Gobal calling card of Rs 1900. Bharti Airtel Ltd had also effected a 39 per cent reduction in International Long Distance Tariffs (ISD) to the US and Canada for its mobile users in India.

All Airtel mobile users can call USA and Canada at Rs 1.99 per minute on ISD Calling Card worth Rs 2245.