Tata Teleservices’ CDMA services brand, Tata Indicom and Fly Mobile announced the launch of an exciting new handset, the CG588.

The dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) handset comes with QWERTY keypad, mobile e-mail service and on-the-fly access to social networking sites.

The phone is priced at Rs 4,795.

“The new handset, CG588, is an exciting handset with an alluring form factor, enabling customers to have a differentiated telecom experience,” Sunil Batra, President of CDMA Operations at Tata Teleservices Limited, said.

The Fly CG588 is bundled with an attractive offer from Tata Indicom for both voice and data usage. With a first recharge of Rs 104, customers will get 1 GB free data usage, 250 local On Net minutes, 250 Local Off Net minutes and 250 SMSs worth Rs 1,500. With this offer, Fly CG588 will take mobile messaging and social networking deeper into the Indian market, making it easy to access and use for a wider array of the country’s telecom users.

Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Telecom, India, said, “We are very excited about the launch of the CG588 with Tata Teleservices Limited. CG588 is a feature-rich handset with a full QWERTY keypad and easy access to the Internet for surfing.