MTS starts Delhi, NCR mobile service

GURGAON: MTS, mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), has launched its services in Delhi and NCR.


Offering per second billing tariff plan, the launch coincides with the national roll out of the company's high speed services -- –MBlaze. The service will be available for Delhi subscribers starting next week.

MTS boasts of over 2 million subscribers in Kolkatta, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar, Jharkhand and has more than 100 million subscribers all over the world.

Sergey Cheremin, Deputy Chairman of Sistema, said, “We are committed to the further expansion of the MTS network in India, with the impressive growth adding two million subscribers so far.”

Vsevolod Rozanov, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) said, “Today’s MTS launch in Delhi is a good example of our commitment to enlarge the MTS presence in the key telecom circles of India."

Sanjay Bahl, Chief Operating officer of MTS India, Delhi and NCR, added, “Besides the innovative tariff plan Power of One which, on an average, adds 25% to the value of your recharge compared to per minute plans, we have prepared a special promotion offer for the Delhi launch called Minute Millionaires. We offer 10, 000, 00 minutes of talk time free through the M Card."

MTS is a joint venture company between Sistema of Russia and Shyam Group of India. Sistema is the majority share holder in this joint venture with a 74% equity stake, along with the Shyam Group, holding a 23.5% stake and the rest 2.5% being public partake.

SSTL has spectrum to provide mobile telephony services in all the 22 circles across the country