SSTL’s MTS announced the launch of its CDMA-based mobile services in Maharashtra’s Pune city. MTS already offers high-speed wireless data services, MBlaze in the city and now covers 17 cities including  Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgoan and Ahmednagar.

As a launch offer, MTS is offering voice services at half a paisa per second call charge with calls within MTS network at one paisa for four seconds and lifetime validity.

Mr. Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO and President of SSTL said, “Launch of  MTS voice services in Pune heralds the  presence of  the  voice and high speed data services across the State of Maharashtra and  our entry into the Western region of India in a big way. Having completed our launch in South India, we will now strongly affirm our presence in western India   this year”.

Mr. Suubodh Kumar Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer of Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, SSTL, said, “MTS will have its network presence across the State from the first day of the launch, giving the subscribers the benefit of our special offers of  half a paisa per second for all local calls in Maharashtra, Goa & Mumbai; one fourth a paisa per second for MTS to MTS calls, bundled with complete range of value added services. With our presence across State, we hope to reach subscribers through our Branded stores, mass retail outlets & direct sales force with an aggressive strategy for tapping the mass market as well as corporate customers.”

MTS covers 984 towns of Maharashtra.