MTNL,Launches VoIP Services

MTNL in association with Aksh Optifibre announced the launch Voice over
Internet Protocol (VOIP) services in New Delhi. The service will enable MTNL
broadband subscribers to call US, UK, Canada and Australia at rates as low as Rs
1 per minute changing the voice calling experience forever. The customer using
this service will be able to call International just like making calls from a
normal telephone without the need of a PC.

"With the launch of our VoIP service, we have managed to create a single
communication platform for all Indians living in India and abroad. No more will
calling international be viewed as expensive. The company will be uniquely
advantaged as a solution provider for a service that can potentially reach over
4 million broadband subscribers in both Delhi and Mumbai," said Dr. Kailash
Choudhari, MD, Aksh Optifibre.

The VoIP Service (Voice over Internet Protocol) will be available to
Broadband Customers of MTNL. The VoIP uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for
transporting voice packets. The present System capacity is 50,000 for VoIP
subscribers and the target fixed is 10,000 connections for this financial year
and 50,000 connections for the subsequent year. This facility shall also be
available to all MTNL PCO holders. The service is launched initially on prepaid
basis.

The Call charges from VoIP to PSTN / Mobile phone to US,UK,Canada,Australia
shall be Rs. 1/- per minute, and for Japan,Malaysia Rs. 2/ per minute. The
service shall be available to about 150 countries.

R.S.P Sinha, CMD MTNL announced the commercial launch of VoIP Services -
Netfone, he said, " VOIP induction to MTNL's list of services is the result
of the relentless efforts to provide consumers the benefits of technology at the
most affordable prices. We are now all set to connect the people of our country
with the world and I am confident that people would be delighted with the
service and demand would certainly increase."

The service is launched with attractive tariff plans such as Plan VoIP 200
with a monthly rental Rs.200/- having 400 minutes of SIP-SIP calls free and 20
paise per minute thereafter and Plan VoIP 400 with a monthly rental Rs.400/-
having 800 minutes of SIP-SIP calls free and 10 paise per minute thereafter.

The service is provided through Analog Telephone Adaptor (ATA) which shall be
connected to ADSL modem. The refundable security deposit shall be Rs.1000/- and
a quarterly rental of Rs. 243/- (inclusive of service tax). The lifetime plan is
also available for ATA on payment of Rs. 1460/- (inclusive of all taxes).

The prepaid cards will be available in the denomination of Rs.100, Rs.500 and
Rs.1, 000 with validity 3 months, 6 months and 12 months respectively with full
talk value and available at all MTNL Sachaar haats.