Company
Press Release:
Catch
on the IPL fever with Tata Indicom
Get IPL history, score
updates, IPL anthem and much more on your Tata Indicom phone
Bangalore, April 29, 2008: Adding to
the growing excitement for Indian Premier League (IPL), Tata
Indicom, the fastest growing telecom service
provider, has launched a range of value added services including Know your IPL,
IPL Scores, IPL Anthem, IPL Subscription fever, IPL Dhamaka
on SMS and IPL Play and Win for the customers. The service not only provides Indian
cricket fans information, and match updates for the Indian Premier League; it
also gives them a chance to win prizes by taking part in various contests. The
service is available on all Tata Indicom
numbers (whether mobile or landline) through SMS or Dial 12900 services.
Speaking on the announcement of the services, Mr. Sanjeev Khera,
Regional Head - South and Chief Operating Officer - Karnataka circle, Tata Teleservices Limited said,"
The BCCI launched the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the lines of football's
English Premier League and the National Basketball League (NBA) of the US.
And since then the growing craze for IPL is not unknown to any of us. Adding to
the same fervor, Tata Indicom
has launched a host of interesting value added services providing information
about IPL to update the customers. It is an easily accessible reservoir of
information related to IPL that is available at all times. The subscribers also
stand a chance to win exciting prizes, including official IPL merchandise, by participating
in IPL Dhamaka and IPL Play and Win"
"Tata Indicom yet
again carries the tradition of introducing innovative services for the
customers. We have always encouraged the usage of Value Added Services (VAS) by
constantly providing innovative schemes and offers for our customers. The wide
portfolio of Value Added Services caters to the interest of every segment, be
it the youth, a housewife, working professionals or the business class. TTSL
consistently aims at enhancing communication experience for its customers, each
time as we move towards new steps in evolution of telecom services and
offerings", he added.
The mobile telephony market is showing a lot of promise, where Value Added
Services is increasingly a growth area. There is an increased transformation of
business models with an aggressive focus on value added services. It is
attracting wireless operators, handset manufacturers, content developers, music
and film companies, cartoon artists, game makers and musicians for ring tones,
music, gaming, sports, mobile imagery, WAP, wall papers, logos, SMS based
contests and streaming audio and video.
The IPL Offerings are –
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Know your IPL - A zone to know everything and anything about the Indian premier
league. Get all the team information, match schedules, player profiles, team
information and owner's profiles. Also hear the IPL anthems of the teams. So
come sample the action only on 12900. Call charges Rs.
6 per minute.
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IPL Scores - SMS CRI to 58282 or dial 12900 for Cricket scores. Chg: Rs.3/SMS
or Rs. 6/min. Also check out: get scores/ details/
news/ anthems and more only on Tata Zone.
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IPL Anthem - Get your phone ringing to the cricketing action. SMS WT28759 to
12800 to set the official IPL tune as your welcome tune for your callers for
free. Chg: Rs. 3/SMS. Subscription: Rs. 30/ month.
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IPL Subscription fever - IPL Dhamaka: Stay upto date with the latest action on and off the IPL
pitches. Get score updates, trivia about the players along with Match schedules
and more. Subscribe to the IPL Dhamaka pack. Just
dial 12921 to get started. Charge: Rs. 49/month.
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IPL Dhamaka on SMS - Subscribe to cricket IPL alerts
on SMS and win an assured prize for a free subscription for a month. Win daily
prizes Watches, weekly prizes of mobile phones and Ipod
and a grand prize of IPL merchandise. SMS SUB CRI to 582820.
Chg: Rs. 30/30 days.
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IPL Play & Win - Tata Indicom
Voice station brings you an exciting new contest. Play this question and answer
contest and score like a cricket match. Score your sixes and fours and score
the maximum. The highest scores will win passes to IPL matches every week. Call
12900 and play the IPL Dhamaka contest. Call charges Rs. 6 per minute.
About Tata Teleservices Limited:
Tata Teleservices is one of
India's
leading private telecom service providers. The company offers integrated
telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom brand, and uses the latest CDMA 3G1X technology for
its wireless network. Tata Teleservices
along with Tata Teleservices
(Maharashtra) Limited operates in more than 5000
towns across 20 circles i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, New Delhi, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu,
Chennai, Orissa, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh (E), Uttar Pradesh (W), Kolkata, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and RoWB. Tata Indicom brand has a customer
base of over 25 million.