MTS launches voice services in Pune

PUNE, INDIA: MTS, mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Tele Services Ltd (SSTL), today launched its voice services in the city of Pune covering the western Maharashtra.

The company already has a presence in the data services and with the launch of voice services MTS has completed its roll out in the city and the region, said a press release.

MBlaze service will now be available in the regional towns of Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgoan and Ahmednagar and a total of 17 cities in the State.

MTS also made an inaugural promotional offer of half a paisa per second call charges, promising the best value proposition for its subscribers among the existing operators and competition.

The subscribers can connect between MTS to MTS network at just one paisa for four seconds with lifetime validity.

Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO and president of SSTL said, “Launch of MTS voice services in Pune heralds the presence of the voice and high speed data services across the State of Maharashtra and our entry into the Western region of India in a big way. Having completed our launch in South India, we will now strongly affirm our presence in western India this year”.

Suubodh Kumar Srivastava, chief operating officer of Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, SSTL, said “MTS will have its network presence across the State from the first day of the launch, giving the subscribers the benefit of our special offers of half a paisa per second for all local calls in Maharashtra, Goa & Mumbai; one fourth a paisa per second for MTS to MTS calls, bundled with complete range of value added services.”

He added that with their presence across State, they hope to reach subscribers through their Branded stores, mass retail outlets and direct sales force with an aggressive strategy for tapping the mass market as well as corporate customers.