Bharti launches fixed wireless phone service

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has launched fixed wireless phone (FWP) services in the country and unveiled an offer for subscribers under which they need to pay only Rs 1.20 for a 3 minute call to all local and intra-circle mobiles.

This tariff means that per minute cost for local as well as intra-circle (within a telecom circle) calls would be only Re.0.40, Sanjay Kapoor Joint president Mobility, Bharti Airtel said here.

The service, called 'Airtel Mega', operates on GSM network, a technology on which Bharti Airtel's cellular services are provided.

With the launch of this FWP service, Airtel completes its total telecom services portfolio for all segments.

Airtel Mega would offer a lot of value-added services like hello tunes, SMS and caller ID.