Reliance Communications Launches Passport Calling Solutions

Company News

Mumbai, July 23

Reliance Communications (RCOM), India’s largest integrated telecom service provider, today announced the launch of the Passport Outroamer calling cards – a voice product catering to the communication requirements of Indian tourists and travellers going abroad. This innovative product will allow Indians travelling abroad to make calls to any international destination from any mobile, landline, or payphone at highly affordable rates, enabling savings upto 90% as compared to international roaming.

Mr. V.K. Aggarwal, President – Global Voice Business, Reliance Communications said, “Reliance Passport Outroamer calling card is the beginning of a series of initiatives to offer cost effective solutions for outbound travelers to stay in touch with family, friends and business associates. The Passport Outroamer calling card is a product that is in line with the global focus of Reliance Communications and is an effective way for us to tap the international voice market, in order to further enhance our leadership position.”

The Reliance Passport Outroamer calling card offers a number of mobility benefits for customers. To begin with, the service can be used by travelers to USA, Canada, UK, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia to call India and over 200 other countries, across the globe. The Passport Ouroamer calling card offers cost-effective mobility and simplified single point communication package at affordable rates and exclusive never before value adds such as Voice Portal that allows the users to stay updated to the latest happenings in India. This further enhances the value proposition of the package over other vanilla products. In the future several innovative features would be added to further enhance the value proposition and customer experience.

The Passport Outroamer calling cards are targeted at Indians travelling abroad, including businessmen, tourists, students, pilgrims, especially for those who travel to more than one country. Making a phone call using this card is simple and user-friendly and involves dialing an access number that leads the customer to an IVR which then guides the customer to make the call.

The Outroamer Calling Card is truly global in terms of its reach as the card can be used to make calls from USA, Canada, UK, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia at attractive tariff plans with rates starting as low as Rs. 5.50 per minute. It offers the customers unmatched advantage of convenience and economy and will redefine the way overseas travellers make telephone calls from abroad.

Also for the traveller coming into the country Reliance Communications has launched the unique inroamer service, Reliance Passport Advantage. By following 3 simple steps the traveller can forward his/her local contacts to any designated number in India or anywhere else in the world and receive calls seamlessly. By using this service the traveller can save upto 75% over other international roaming services. Apart from the savings aspect, the service offers complete flexibility and convenience whereby one can change the local destination number via the Reliance India Call website as many times as desired. Presently the service is available for travellers coming into the country from the US. Consequently it would be extended to other countries in which Reliance India Call operates too.

For Further Information, please contact:

Anjali Kumar – 9312207086

Sanjay Banerjee - 9311171567