AirTel Tango now available on ‘Magic’ card

NEW DELHI: AirTel Tango, an Indian Internet mobile service is now available
on Magic. With this facility, pre-paid customers of Bharti Cellular Ltd can have
access to AirTel Tango, the unique and personalized Internet Mobile Service that
brings a world of information, communication, entertainment and m-commerce on
the move, anytime, anywhere.

This latest offer from AirTel, close on the heels of the recent tariff
rationalization on Tango, is seen as a major initiative by this cellular service
provider to increase the penetration of mobile Internet in the country.

Tango on Magic is available at a nominal airtime charge of Rs 1.25 per 30 sec
with no monthly subscription. A ‘Magic’ customer has to purchase the Tango
WITH IT KIT, (containing the Tango ID) that will be made available for a
one-time activation charge of Rs. 250 and access real time information on news,
stocks, Forex markets, sports etc. In addition one can send and receive e-mails,
update contacts in the personal directory, mark calendars, prepare a to-do list
and bookmark one's favorite WAP sites.

According to Bharti Cellular Ltd’s vice president Atul Jhamb, "Tango
on Magic is an enhancement of the value proposition on Magic. Our research
indicated the need among our pre-paid customers to have access to real time
information. This initiative is in response to their needs."

Tango, the WAP service from AirTel is a completely integrated end-to-end
solution with firewalls incorporated to ensure security of applications and
services. AirTel has integrated into its WAP-based network architecture the
Phone.com Gateway platform which is a mature carrier-grade system that is tried,
tested and proven with millions of subscribers on 60 different networks
worldwide.